懂 dǒng understand
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
懂 = 忄 heart + 董 director
- 忄 heart meaning
- 董 director sound
With her heart pounding, the young actress listens to the director shout notes in Chinese and nods, pretending to understand.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- "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).
含“懂”的词语
例句
- 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?