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dōng

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dōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dōng | dong1
English translation
thrush; Turdus species (various)

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About dōng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

dōng

Contains the radical

diǎo

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

bird

Etymology of dōng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

东鸟

Semantic compound

diǎo

Phonetic compound

Dōng

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Example sentences using dōng

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周围 zhōuwéi 静悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo , zhǐ 红翼 dōng diǎo 栖息 qī xī zài 铁丝网 tiě sī wǎng shǎng wàng zhāo .

It was quiet. A redwing blackbird sat on fence wire and looked in at her.

一只 dōng zài 松树 sōng shù de 树枝 shù zhī shǎng

A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.

Words with dōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dōng thrush dōng

dōng Decomposition & Compounds

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