Radical 忄

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heart 忄 (339a) + director 董 (408a) = understand 懂

[懂得 (118) dǒngde understand, grasp]

The heart director (head of the cardiac unit) is trying to get his students to understand irregular heartbeats. / He gets Teddy to lead a donkey round the lecture hall (so that the hoofbeats drum out an irregular rhythm).

grass 艹 (218a) + heavy 重 (407) = director 董

(The young office workers have sneaked into the washrooms for a “cigarette” break) “this grass is heavy, man,” says one. But the other one sees that the director is coming! / [No pronunciation needed]