Memory phrase for the character: 董
董
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Meaning
to supervise, to direct, director
Pronunciation
dǒng
Explanation
Top: plant 艹, below: double, heavy 重 (vehicle 車/车 with double wheels 二)
Mnemonic
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(Breeding success is labor-intensive:) To make plants heavy, they must be supervised.
Radicals
艹
grass, plant Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
重
heavy, to double
车
vehicle Simplified from 車. Showed a hand-cart from the top: axle 丨, loading area 日, two wheels 二. This character 车 is similar to the simplified east 东 =東.
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董仲舒
Dǒng Zhòng shū
Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
董卓
Dǒng Zhuó
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189
古董
gǔ dǒng
curio; antique
古董
gǔ dǒng