to understand; to know; to comprehend
懂 (dǒng) · 15 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 董 represents the sound.
得 (dé) · 11 strokes
Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". Originally written as 㝵. The 彳 (movement) component was added later.