懂 Stroke Order — How to Write 懂
懂 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, 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.
懂 Radical and Character Components
懂 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (mind) carries the meaning, while 董 indicates the sound.
Radical: 忄 + 13 more strokes
懂 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- dǒng
Meanings of 懂 in Chinese
dǒng懂
Common Words and Phrases with 懂
More words with 懂
- tīng听dǒng懂Understand, Get it
- nán难dǒng懂obscure, hard to understand
- tīng听bù不dǒng懂I don't understand., I can't understand.
- měng蒙dǒng懂bewildered; confused
- méng懵dǒng懂Ignorant and confused; muddled.
- dǒng懂de得understand, know
- nòng弄bù不dǒng懂Don't understand, Can't figure it out
- bù不dǒng懂Don't understand, Don't get it
- dú读dǒng懂Understand, Comprehend
- bù不dǒng懂shì事Immature, Naive
- kàn看dǒng懂understand, comprehend
- yì易dǒng懂easy to understand, clear
- bù不dǒng懂de得don't understand, don't know
- dǒng懂de得xīn欣shǎng赏to appreciate, to know how to appreciate
- dóng懂lǐ礼jié节polite, courteous
- jiǎn简jié洁yì易dǒng懂Concise and easy to understand, Clear and simple
- qīng清xī晰yì易dǒng懂Clear and easy to understand, Easy to understand
- zhí只dǒng懂de得only know, only understand
- dōu都dǒng懂de得Everyone knows., You know.
- dú读bù不dǒng懂can't understand, unintelligible
Idioms with 懂
- bàn半dǒng懂bù不dǒng懂understand only vaguely
- bù不dǒng懂zhuāng装dǒng懂pretend to know what one doesn't
- chī痴dāi呆měng懵dǒng懂dull-witted and muddled
- měng懵lǐ里měng懵dǒng懂muddled and bewildered
- měng懵měng懵dǒng懂dǒng懂ignorant and confused
- sì似dǒng懂fēi非dǒng懂seem to understand but not quite
- tōng通sú俗yì易dǒng懂easy to understand
- bù不dǒng懂rén人shì事naive, inexperienced, or lacking social skills
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Open the tool →Questions about 懂
What does 懂 mean in Chinese?
懂 (dǒng) means “to understand” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 懂?
懂 is pronounced dǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 懂 have?
懂 has 15 strokes.
How do you write 懂?
懂 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 懂?
The radical of 懂 is 忄, and 懂 is a phono-semantic compound.