侗 meaning and stroke order
Big; ignorant, rude, rustic
How to write 侗, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 侗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ignorant
How 侗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.
亻 gives the meaning and 同 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 侗
侗 is a person 亻 next to 同 (tóng), which gives the sound. Picture a person who is the same as everyone else in a quiet rural village, simple and plain.
Today 侗 is read dòng and is used almost only in the name of the Dong ethnic group of southern China, as in 侗族 (Dòngzú). Example: 他是侗族人。(Tā shì Dòngzú rén.) He is of Dong ethnicity. The old meanings "ignorant" or "rustic" show up mainly in classical texts, where the reading is tóng.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 侗 with 洞 (dòng, cave) because they share the same sound and the 同 part. Check the left side: 亻 means person and 洞 has 氵 for water.
Questions about 侗
How many strokes are in 侗?
侗 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 侗 mean?
侗 (dòng) means big; ignorant, rude, rustic.
How do you pronounce 侗?
侗 is pronounced dòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 侗?
The radical of 侗 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 侗 under this radical.
How do you pronounce 侗 in 侗族?
In 侗族 it is dòng, with the fourth tone. The tóng reading is only used for the classical meaning "ignorant."
Is 侗 used in everyday modern Chinese?
Not much. You will mostly see it in ethnic names, place names, and cultural terms such as 侗族大歌 (Dòngzú dàgē), the Grand Song of the Dong people.