Meaning
(surname); supervise; to direct; director
Chinese: 姓氏，也有监督、管理的意思。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dong” becomes a different word in each tone. 董 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique
- 董事长dǒng shì zhǎngchairman of the board of directors
- 董事会dǒng shì huìboard of directors
- 董事dǒng shìboard member
- 董座dǒng zuò(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)
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Example Sentence
爷爷收藏了不少珍贵的古董。Yé ye shōu cáng le bù shǎo zhēn guì de gǔ dǒng.Grandpa has collected quite a few precious antiques.
爷爷Yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath收藏shōu cánga collection了le(completed action)不少bù shǎomany珍贵zhēn guìprecious的deof古董gǔ dǒngcurio。