Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “dun”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
dūn
3
Third tone
dǔn
4
Fourth tone
dùn
顿
dùn
炖to pause
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dùn
囤stew
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9dùn
沌grain basket
7 strokesdùn
盾chaotic, confused
7 strokesdùn
砘shield
9 strokesdùn
钝a kind of farm tool
9 strokesdùn
遁blunt, obtuse
9 strokesdùn
鈍to flee, to escape
12 strokesdùn
頓blunt, obtuse
12 strokesdùn
燉to pause
13 strokesdùn
to simmer
16 strokesSound in context
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