董
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dǒng · to direct, to supervise

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12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 董

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dǒngWords pronounced dǒng
DǒngWords pronounced Dǒng
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Example sentences

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Tā cān jiā le dǒng shì huì de yì xiē jué cè huì yì.他参加了董事会的一些决策会议。

He sat in on some of the board's policy-making meetings.

Source: Tatoeba #3565123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dǒng shì huì yí zhì jué dìng rèn mìng tā wèi zhí xíng zǒng cái.董事会一致决定任命她为执行总裁。

The board unanimously decided to appoint her as CEO.

Source: Tatoeba #805191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kàn gǔ dǒng de yǎn guāng hěn hǎo.她看古董的眼光很好。

She has an eye for antiques.

Source: Tatoeba #8739479 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān de dǒng shì huì huì yì shì yí gè dà chéng gōng.昨天的董事會會議是一個大成功。

Yesterday's board meeting was a big success.

Source: Tatoeba #895625 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān de dǒng shì huì huì yì fēi cháng chéng gōng.昨天的董事會會議非常成功。

Yesterday's board meeting was a big success.

Source: Tatoeba #895624 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn yǒu jiàn shǎng gǔ dǒng de yǎn guāng.他很有鑑賞古董的眼光。

He has an eye for antiques.

Source: Tatoeba #498449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 董 in context

  1. Say dǒng, then recall the core meaning: to direct, to supervise.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 董事 (dǒng shì), meaning “board member”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 董 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.