Keyword
to supervise
- to direct
- surname
- Frequency
- #1441
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
dǒng100%
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 重 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
董事
board member
董事会
board of directors
董事长
chairman of the board of directors
董
to supervise; to direct; director
古董
curio; antique
董建华
Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician, chief executive 1997-2005
董必武
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
董卓
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 吕布
董仲舒
Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
老古董
antique; old relic; (fig.) old-fashioned person or thing; old fogey
董座
(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)