Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “dong”
26 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
dōng
东
dōng
冬east, eastern, eastward
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3dōng
咚winter, 11th lunar month
5 strokes · HSK 2.0 L3dōng
岽onomatopoetic, a thumping sound
8 strokesdōng
東a mountain in Guangxi province
8 strokesdōng
氡east, eastern, eastward
8 strokesdōng
鸫radon
9 strokesdōng
鼕thrush
10 strokesdōng
鶇the sound of drums
18 strokesdōng
thrush
19 strokes3
Third tone
dǒng
4
Fourth tone
dòng
动
dòng
洞to move, to happen
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2dòng
栋cave, grotto, hole, ravine
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5dòng
冻ridge-beam
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6dòng
侗cold
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5dòng
垌big
8 strokesdòng
峒farm, field
9 strokesdòng
恫a mountain in Gansu province
9 strokesdòng
胨fearful, pained, sorrowful
9 strokesdòng
凍peptone
9 strokesdòng
胴cold
10 strokesdòng
動the large intestine
10 strokesdòng
硐to move, to happen
11 strokesdòng
棟cave
11 strokesdòng
腖ridge-beam
12 strokesdòng
peptone
12 strokesSound in context
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