懂 (dung2 | dong3) : understand

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懂

dung2

dong3

understand; know; comprehend; grasp

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

懂

This word has been viewed 6675 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Dec 2011 03:47

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不懂 bat1 dung2 bu4 dong3 = ignorant of; not understand 國

懂得 dung2 dak1 dong3 de5 = understand

聽不懂 teng1 bat1 dung2 ting1 bu4 dong3 = not understand 國

懂事 dung2 si6 dong3 shi4 = sensible; thoughtful; thought through; intelligent

懵懂 mung2 dung2 meng3 dong3 = ignorant; muddled

老懵懂 lou5 mung2 dung2 = dotard 粵

易懂 ji6 dung2 yi4 dong3 = easy to understand

完全懂得 jyun4 cyun4 dung2 dak1 wan2 quan2 dong3 de5 = to understand completely

不懂算術的 bat1 dung2 syun3 seot6 dik1 = innumerate 國

通俗易懂 tung1 zuk6 ji6 dung2 tong1 su2 yi4 dong3 = easy to understand
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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 懂
Unicode code for this character: U+61c2 (off-site link)

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