What does 董 mean in Chinese?

董 (dǒng) means "to supervise; to direct; director" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 董?

董 is pronounced "dǒng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 董?

董 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 董?

Common words with 董 include 古董 (curio), 董事 (board member), 董事长 (chairman of the board), 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 呂布|吕布), 董奉 (Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead).

How do you write 董?

You can practice writing 董 using our stroke order tool.

董 (dǒng), to supervise

董

dǒng

to supervise; to direct; director

verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 艸 (no. 140)

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Definitions

(verb) to supervise
to direct
director

Example Sentences

董事会正在开会。

Dǒngshìhuì zhèngzài kāihuì

The board of directors is meeting

Words Containing 董

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
古董	gǔ dǒng	curio	HSK 7-9
董事	dǒng shì	board member	HSK 7-9
董事长	dǒng shì zhǎng	chairman of the board	HSK 7-9
董卓	Dǒng Zhuó	Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布\|吕布