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咚 (dōng): Onomatopoetic — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 咚

叮咚 • dīng dōng • ding-dong (sound of a doorbell or water)

dīng叮

dōng咚

ding-dong (sound of a doorbell or water)

咕咚 • gūdōng • sound of something falling into water

gū咕

dōng咚

sound of something falling into water

咚咚 • dōngdōng • sound of knocking or drumming

dōng咚

dōng咚

sound of knocking or drumming

咚锵 • dōngqiāng • sound of drums and cymbals

dōng咚

qiāng锵

sound of drums and cymbals

5.

Example Sentences

Dà大

shí石

tou头

gū咕

dōng咚

yī一

shēng声

diào掉

jìn进

le了

shuǐ水

lǐ里

。

The big stone fell into the water with a splash.

miào庙

huì会

shàng上

，

dōng咚

qiāng锵

de的

luó锣

gǔ

Yǒu有

rén人

dōng咚

dōng咚

de地

qiāo敲

mén门

。

Mén门

líng铃

dīng叮

dōng咚

yī一

shēng声

xiǎng响

le了

Information

Pinyindōng

Meaningonomatopoetic, a thumping sound

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2950

Zhuyinㄉㄨㄥ

UnicodeU+549A

CangjieRHEY

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鼓

shēng声

fēi非

cháng常

rè热

nào闹

。

At the temple fair, the 'dong qiang' sound of gongs and drums was very lively.

Someone is knocking on the door with a thumping sound.

。

The doorbell went ding-dong.

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Characters pronounced "dong".

侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
恫dòngin pain, sorrowful
动dòngto move, to act, to change
懂dǒngto understand
东dōngeast
栋dòngridgepole; [measure word for a building]

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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