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The character "懂" is constructed from the semantic component 忄, representing the heart or mind, combined with 董 which historically conveys notions of supervision or direct management, and here primarily serves a phonetic function. Its core meaning, to understand or comprehend, developed from an earlier and broader sense of perceiving or grasping something mentally, reflecting how intellectual apprehension was conceptually linked to the heart-mind in classical Chinese thought. Over centuries, its usage narrowed and solidified to specifically denote a clear, practical understanding of affairs, principles, or skills, moving from a general perception to an active state of knowing how something works or what it means.
Example Sentences Hide
我懂你的意思。
他懂很多知识。
我们要懂得分享。
你不懂我的心。
你懂这个故事吗？
她完全懂我的想法。
如果你懂英语，就能看懂这本书。
尽管他解释了很久，但我还是不懂。