怎 dìng how
Made up of [心 xīn heart radical 61, 乍 zhà at first; suddenly; abruptly ]Made with 9 strokes.
A combination of 'suddenly' and 'heart' gives idea of bewilderment
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Also uses 心 xīn component: 必 bì (certainly) 聪 cōng (quick at hearing) 德 dé (virtue) 恶 è (evil) 念 niàn (to read) 您 nín (you (polite)) 思 sī (to think) 忘 wàng (to forget) 想 xiǎng (to think) 意 yì (idea) 愿 yuàn (to hope) 志 zhì (aspiration)
Also uses 乍 zhà component: 窄 xué (narrow) 炸 zhà (to explode) 作 zuò (to do) 昨 zuó (previous)
Sounds same
定 dìng (to set)Different tone
丁 dīng (nail) 鼎 dǐngPronunciation
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