怎 dìng how
Made up of [心 xīn heart radical 61, 乍 zhà at first; suddenly; abruptly ]Made with 9 strokes.
A combination of 'suddenly' and 'heart' gives idea of bewilderment
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Also uses 心 xīn component: 必 bì (certainly) 聪 cōng (quick at hearing) ; 德 dé (virtue) ; 恶 è (evil) ; 念 niàn (to read) ; 您 nín (you (polite)) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 忘 wàng (to forget) ; 想 xiǎng (to think) ; 意 yì (idea) ; 愿 yuàn (to hope) ; 志 zhì (aspiration)
Also uses 乍 zhà component: 窄 xué (narrow) 炸 zhà (to explode) ; 作 zuò (to do) ; 昨 zuó (previous)
Sounds same
定 dìng (to set)Different tone
丁 dīng (nail) ; 鼎 dǐngPronunciation
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