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懂 dǒng understand

How to remember 懂: 忄 heart + 董 director = understand. With her heart pounding, the young actress listens to the director shout notes in Chinese and nods, pretending to understand.

  • 1,211. most frequent character
  • HSK 2
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 心

Component breakdown

懂 = 忄 heart + 董 director

  • 忄 heart
  • 董 director
The Gushi story

With her heart pounding, the young actress listens to the director shout notes in Chinese and nods, pretending to understand.

How it is used

  • "To understand/grasp" - 我懂了 (wǒ dǒng le) I get it, 听不懂 (tīng bu dǒng) can't understand (by listening), 看得懂 (kàn de dǒng) can read and understand.
  • Trap: 懂 is understanding/comprehension of meaning; 知道 (zhīdào) is knowing a fact; 认识 (rènshi) is being acquainted with. 懂事 (dǒngshì) = sensible/mature (of a child).

Words with 懂

Example sentences

  • 对于电脑我一点也不懂。 Duìyú diànnǎo wǒ yìdiǎn yě bù dǒng.I know nothing about computers.
  • 你懂英语吗？ Nǐ dǒng Yīngyǔ ma?Do you understand English?