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dūn

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dūn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dūn | dun1
English translation
stone block; heap, mound; pier

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About dūn

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

dūn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of dūn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

土敦

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

dūn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dūn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using dūn

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可以 kěyǐ zài 第三 dūn pái shí diàn diào Zhāng 黑桃 hēi táo .

You can discard a spade on the third trick.

qiáo hěn Gāo bèi 几个 jǐ ge 大木 dūn 托起

The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers.

打出一张主牌 yíng le 一墩

I played a trump and won the trick.

Words with dūn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dūn block dūn
桥墩 qiáo dūn bridge pier橋墩
墩布 dūn bù swab墩布 dūn bù
门墩 mén dūn wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door門墩
胖墩儿 pàng dūn r a roly-poly胖墩兒
胖墩墩 pàng dūn dūn short and stout胖墩墩 pàng dūn dūn
矮墩墩 aǐ dūn dūn pudgy矮墩墩 aǐ dūn dūn
菜墩子 cài dūn zi chopping board菜墩子 cài dūn zi

dūn Decomposition & Compounds

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