DICTIONARY
The Chinese word tun - 屯 - tún
(to store up in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tún
Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: This Chinese character can also be pronounced zhūn. However, with a different pronunciation, the meaning of the character will change as well (not yet available in this dictionary).
English translations
to store up, station, village"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
to collect, quarter
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 屯 ( tún ) 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. :
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. :
The traditional Chinese characters of tún are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
屯 is composed of 4 strokes and therefore is of very low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to assemble |
Chinese example words containing the character 屯 ( tun / tún )
三里屯 ( Sānlĭtún = a street in Beijing )
More words that mean to store up in Chinese
chŭ ( 储 )
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