屯 - tún - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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屯

tún

Definition

to collect
to store up
to station (soldiers)
quarter (troops)
to camp
to hoard
village
difficult
hamlet

Other pronunciations

zhūn

difficult
stingy

Character Decomposition

Compounds (21)

纯

chún

pure; simple; unmixed; genuine

吨

dūn

ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]

顿

dùn

classifier (for meals); to pause; to settle; to stop; to arrange; to lay out; to stamp; measure word; suddenly; immediately

to stew

to yank; to pull tight

blunt; stupid

to store; hoard

doze; nap

bin for grain

confused; turbid

gizzard

Chinese ravioli

falter, hesitate

to bury

(tree)

war chariot

green sprout; foolish

庉

dùn

a village; to dwell together

morning sun, sunrise

pufferfish (family Tetraodontidae)

黗

tūn

yellowish-black

Related words (6)

屯垦

tún kěn

to open up land for cultivation; to garrison troops to open up land

village

garrison; soldier stationed in some place

village

to be stationed; to be quartered

积草屯粮

jī cǎo tún liáng

to store up provisions against a war

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