咚 Stroke Order — How to Write 咚
咚 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, 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.
咚 Radical and Character Components
咚 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 冬 indicates the sound.
Radical: 口 + 5 more strokes
咚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- dōng
Meanings of 咚 in Chinese
dōng咚
Words with 咚
- dīng叮dōng咚Ding-dong
- gū咕dōng咚Gulp, Plop
- pū噗dōng咚Plop, Kerplunk
- dōng咚dōng咚knock-knock, thump-thump
- dōng咚dōng咚xiǎng响knocking, thumping
- gū咕dōng咚yì一shēng声Gulp, Plop
- pū噗dōng咚yì一shēng声Plop, Kerplunk
Idioms with 咚
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What does 咚 mean in Chinese?
咚 (dōng) means “An onomatopoeia describing the sound of a heavy object falling or a drum being beaten, similar to 'thump' or 'dong'” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 咚?
咚 is pronounced dōng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 咚 have?
咚 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 咚?
咚 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 咚?
The radical of 咚 is 口, and 咚 is a phono-semantic compound.