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English translations
pause, classifier (for meals), to stamp, to touch the ground
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 顿 ( dùn ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
顿 ( dun / dùn ) in traditional characters
頓
Character complexity
顿 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
at once | to reorganize
顿 ( dun / dùn ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 834)
Chinese example words containing the character 顿 ( dun / dùn )
阿灵顿 ( Ālíngdùn = Arlington ),安顿 ( āndùn = to arrange for ),北安普顿 ( Bĕi ān pŭ dùn = Northampton ),波士顿 ( Bōshìdùn = Boston ),
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