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董
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- 董
- dǒng · direct, supervise; surname
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Mandarin tones
3 · dong3
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dung2
Cantonese word readings for 董. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (literary or in compounds) to supervise, inspect
- (literary or in compounds, military) to command, lead
- (literary or in compounds) to manage, direct, preside over
- (literary) to judge; to rectify
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, Chinese philosophy) to store (chi) deeply
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 董事 (dǒngshì, “board member”)
- used in 骨董／古董 (“antique”)
- a surname
- a historical region in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, now in Wanrong, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
- Used in onomatopoeia, especially describing a fairly large object falling into water: plonk
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