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洞 dòng cave

cave; grotto; hole; ravine

How to remember 洞: 氵 water + 同 same = cave. Dripping water echoes around the twins in the same yellow raincoats as they crawl deeper into the cave, whatever grandpa calls it.

  • HSK 5
  • 9 strokes
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Component breakdown

洞 = 氵 water + 同 same

  • 氵 water
  • 同 same
    • 冂 outer limits
    • 𠮛 piled up
The Gushi story

Dripping water echoes around the twins in the same yellow raincoats as they crawl deeper into the cave, whatever grandpa calls it.

How it is used

  • General word for a hole/cavity, most often natural or sizable: 山洞 shāndòng "mountain cave", 黑洞 hēidòng "black hole".
  • 洞 vs 孔 kǒng vs 眼 yǎn: 洞 is a bigger hole or cavity (cave, gap), 孔 is a smaller regular hole (a hole in paper, 针孔 needle hole), and 眼 in this sense is very colloquial for a tiny hole (针眼 zhēnyǎn) - pick the size/register accordingly.
  • 漏洞 lòudòng, literally "leaking hole", is figuratively "a loophole or flaw" in a plan, law, or security system - extremely common in tech and legal contexts: 系统有漏洞 xìtǒng yǒu lòudòng, "the system has a vulnerability".

Words with 洞

Example sentences

  • 这个洞很深。 Zhège dòng hěn shēn.This hole is very deep.