HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

懂得

dǒng de

to understand; to know

Stroke order of 懂得

2 characters, 26 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

懂 · 15 strokes 得 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

A heart (忄) that grasps what it gets (得) truly understands.

Parts: 懂 understand (忄 heart + 董) + 得 to get

The characters in 懂得

懂 dǒng — to understand (15 strokes)
得 dé — to get; to obtain (11 strokes)

Example sentence

你懂得这个道理吗？

Do you understand this principle?

Words with 懂

懂to understand

Words with 得

觉得to think; to feel 记得to remember 得到to get; to receive 得to get; to obtain 得出to reach (a conclusion)取得to obtain; to achieve 认得to know; to recognize 得分to score; score 不得不to have to 显得to appear; to seem 值得to be worth; to deserve

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan 习惯habit; to be used to

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