dīng​dōng

ding-dong

dīng exhort or enjoin repeatedly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
dīng cubes

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangteːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dōng onomatopoetic

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
dōng winter

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode