侗 (dòng) - Dong ethnic group & naive, unsophisticated

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dòng ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 亻

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侗 · dòng

Dong ethnic group;

naive, unsophisticated;

large, great;

also read as tóng meaning childlike, ignorant.

Dong ethnic groupnaive, unsophisticatedlarge, great

Usage highlights

Dong ethnicityDong villageDong scriptDong songhonest and straightforwardsimple and naive

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The Dong people (侗族) have a rich cultural heritage.
  • He has a simple and honest character (侗直).
  • The Dong village (侗寨) is famous for its drum towers.
  • This refers to the ancient meaning of being naive (侗而不愿).

Collocations

  • Dong ethnicity(侗族)
  • Dong village(侗寨)
  • Dong script(侗文)
  • Dong song(侗歌)
  • honest and straightforward(侗直)
  • simple and naive(侗侗)

Idioms

  • Ignorant and not cautious(侗而不愿)
  • The foolishness of youth(侗蒙)
  • Tall and imposing figure(侗傥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily refers to the Dong people, one of China's 56 officially recognized ethnic groups, known for their unique architecture like drum towers and wind-rain bridges.
  • In classical Chinese, it carried meanings of simplicity, naivety, or being unsophisticated, sometimes with a positive connotation of honesty.
  • The character also appears in historical texts describing large or imposing stature.

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