Example sentences
wǒ我dǒng懂nǐ你de的yì意si思。
I understand what you mean.
nǐ你tīng听dǒng懂le了ma吗？
Did you understand?
The story behind the character
懂
忄, heart, on the left, with 董 on the right giving the sound. 懂 is a late character, not in the Shuowen, so there is no ancient picture to unlock here. The heart is there because understanding is something you feel your way into, and 董 only tells you how it sounds. 看懂, 听懂, 我懂了.