钝
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dùn · blunt, obtuse

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

钅Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 钝

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Example sentences

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Wǒ de jiàn suī rán shì dùn de, dàn yìng fù nǐ de huà shì chuò chuò yǒu yú de.我的剑虽然是钝的,但应付你的话是绰绰有余的。

My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

Source: Tatoeba #498431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qiān bǐ tóu dùn le.铅笔头钝了。

The point of the pencil has become dull.

Source: Tatoeba #424505 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tài yáng xué dùn dùn dì tòng, yì shí sì hū bèi lǒngzhào shàng le yì céng báo báo de wù ǎi.太阳穴钝钝地痛,意识似乎被笼罩上了一层薄薄的雾霭。

I have a dull pain in my temples and my mind feels like its covered with a thin layer of fog.

Source: Tatoeba #3130778 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 钝 in context

  1. Say dùn, then recall the core meaning: blunt, obtuse.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 迟钝 (chí dùn), meaning “slow in one's reactions”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 钝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.