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dùn

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dùn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dùn | dun4
English translation
blunt
stupid
blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted

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About dùn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

dùn

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

metal

Etymology of dùn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

钅屯

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

tún

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and tún represents the sound. Simplified form of dùn .

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Example sentences using dùn

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厨子 chú zi bèn , yuàn Dāo dùn .

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

zhè Dāo dùn le , yāo 一磨.

The knife is blunt. I'll edge it.

Dāo hěn dùn .

The knife is dull.

Dāo dùn le .

The knife is blunt.

Dāo lòng dùn le .

He dulled his knife.

Words with dùn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
迟钝 chídùn slow in one's reactions遲鈍
dùn blunt dùn
愚钝 yú dùn stupid愚鈍
钝角 dùn jiǎo obtuse angle鈍角
鲁钝 lǔ dùn stupid魯鈍
成败利钝 chéng bài lì dùn success and failure成敗利鈍
顽钝 wán dùn stupid頑鈍

dùn Decomposition & Compounds

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dùn Decomposition

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