洞

dòng · tóng

cave · hole

Radical: 氵 Strokes: 9 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深

Same radical

海清法流游治河沙江油波深没活洋

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Character Decomposition

洞=氵+同

Etymology

water

Meanings2 pronunciations

dòng

cave

hole

zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)

CL: gè

tóng

used in 洪洞 (the name of a place in Shanxi)

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Words with 洞 274 total

wind tunnel风洞fēng dòng tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout地洞dì dòng to punch a hole · to drill a hole · to dig a hole · to burrow打洞dǎ dòng to see clearly洞察dòng chá to penetrate · to pierce · to see clearly · to have an insight into洞穿dòng chuān cave dwelling · legendary abode of immortals洞府dòng fǔ

Idioms with 洞 34 total Chain

place of charm and beauty · scenery of exceptional charm · completely different world别有洞天bié yǒu dòng tiān to see everything clearly洞察一切dòng chá yī qiè bridal room and ornamented candles · wedding festivities (idiom)洞房花烛dòng fáng huā zhú lit. to see clearly the knot in the belly (idiom) · fig. to see to the heart of the matter; to have keen insight into the crux of a problem洞见症结dòng jiàn zhèng jié lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) · fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly洞若观火dòng ruò guān huǒ