懂 dǒng to understand; to comprehend
Made up of [忄 xīn heart radical 61, 艹 cǎo grass; herb radical 140, 重 zhòng heavy; serious; to attach importance to ]Made with 15 strokes.
The heart and heavy elements suggests emotion and difficulty of understanding
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Also uses 忄 xīn component: 悔 huǐ (to regret) 惊 jīng (to start) 快 kuài (rapid) 怜 lián (to pity) 忙 máng (busy) 怕 pà (to be afraid) 情 qíng (affection) 忆 yì (to recollect)
Also uses 艹 cǎo component: 菜 cài (vegetable) 草 cǎo (grass) 茶 chá (tea) 花 huā (flower) 节 jié (joint) 苦 kǔ (bitter) 蓝 lán (blue) 劳 láo (to toil) 满 mǎn (to fill) 猫 māo (cat) 蒙 měng (Mongol) 莫 mò (do not) 苹 píng (apple) 葡 pú (grape) 前 qián (front) 若 ruò (to seem) 苏 sū (revive) 萄 táo (grapes) 药 yào (medicine) 艺 yì (skill) 英 yīng (flower) 藏 zàng (treasury) 蒸 zhēng (to steam)
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东 dōng (east) 冬 dōng (winter) 动 dòng (to use)Pronunciation
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