童 — dong

Parts that make up 童

How 童 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 童 as a ideographic compound involving 䇂, 見.

Korean example words with 童

• 동녀童女 Korean gloss: 여자인 아이
• 동첩童妾 Korean gloss: 나이 어린 첩
• 동심童心 Korean gloss: 어린아이의 마음
• 동안童顔 Korean gloss: 어린아이의 얼굴
• 재동才童 Korean gloss: 재주가 뛰어난 아이
• 초동樵童 Korean gloss: 땔나무를 하는 아이
• 학동學童 Korean gloss: 글방에서 글 배우는 아이
• 궁동宮童 Korean gloss: 궁중에서 시중을 들던 아이
• 동삼童蔘 Korean gloss: 어린아이 모양처럼 생긴 산삼
• 목동牧童 Korean gloss: 풀을 뜯기며 가축을 치는 아이
• 신동神童 Korean gloss: 재주와 슬기가 남달리 특출한 아이
• 동기童妓 Korean gloss: 아직 머리를 얹지 아니한 어린 기생

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 童

• 児童じどう children; juvenile
• 童話どうわ children's story; fairy tale
• 童謡どうよう children's song; nursery rhyme
• 学童がくどう schoolchild; pupil; after-school childcare
• 天童てんどう cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
• 河童かっぱ kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer
• 童顔どうがん child's face; childlike face; boyish face
• 童心どうしん child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
• 童子どうじ boy; kid; child
• 神童しんどう child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
• 童画どうが pictures drawn by child; pictures for children
• 悪童あくどう bad boy; naughty child; brat

Characters sharing the phonetic 童

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “동”

Other hanja with radical 立