侗 Stroke Order — How to Write 侗

Stroke Order

侗 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

侗 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻同

侗 is a phono-semantic compound: 亻 (person) carries the meaning, while 同 indicates the sound.

Radical: 亻 + 6 more strokes

侗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

dòng
tóng
tǒng

Meanings of 侗 in Chinese

dòng侗

Dong, an ethnic minority in China, primarily residing in Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi.

他们穿着侗族服饰，表演着传统的侗剧

They were dressed in Dong ethnic costumes, performing traditional Dong opera.

Refers to being stout or thick-set, especially when forming the compound '侗胴' (dòngdòng) to describe a robust body shape.

他生得一副侗胴的身材，看起来十分健壮。

He was born with a stout and robust figure, looking very strong.

An appearance of honesty or sincerity.

他面容侗然，显得十分可信。

His face had an honest look, making him seem very trustworthy.

tóng侗

Naive, ignorant, simple-minded.

他看起来有点儿侗，对很多事情都不太懂。

He seems a bit naive and doesn't understand many things.

tǒng侗

The character '侗' is not pronounced 'tǒng' in standard Mandarin, and it does not carry the meaning of 'similar' or 'unified'. Its primary and almost exclusive pronunciation is 'dòng', referring to the Dong ethnic group.