钝 (dùn): blunt
钝 (dùn) is a Chinese character meaning “blunt.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 屯 (phonetic). It ranks #3129 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钝 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- blunt
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迟钝adjective | chí dùn | slow in one's reactions |
| 愚钝adjective | yú dùn | stupid |
| 钝角noun | dùn jiǎo | obtuse angle |
| 鲁钝 | lǔ dùn | stupid |
| 成败利钝phrase | chéng bài lì dùn | succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom) |
| 味觉迟钝 | wèi jué chí dùn | amblygeustia |
| 思想顽钝 | sī xiǎng wán dùn | blunt thinking |
| 钝化 | dùn huà | (chemistry) to passivate |
| 钝器noun | dùn qì | blunt instrument (used as a weapon) |
| 驽钝 | nú dùn | (literary) dull |
| 顽钝adjective | wán dùn | blunt (instrument) |
| 钝翅苇莺 | dùn chì wěi yīng | (bird species of China) blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens) |
钝 appears in 12 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 钝 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
钝字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
dùn zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "鈍" is not used very often in everyday life.
如果你对正在做的东西缺乏非功利的热诚，你的直觉就会开始迟钝。
rú guǒ nǐ duì zhèng zài zuò de dōng xī quē fá fēi gōng lì de rè chéng , nǐ de zhí jué jiù huì kāi shǐ chí dùn .
If you lack a selfless passion for what you're doing, your intuition will begin to dull.
被动缩短的肌肉会因为缺血而钝痛。
bèi dòng suō duǎn de jī ròu huì yīn wéi quē xiě ér dùn tòng .
Muscles that are passively shortened experience a dull ache due to ischemia.
碎片化睡眠使大脑无法得到充足的休息，导致白天警觉性和记忆力下降、反应迟钝。
suì piàn huà shuì mián shǐ dà nǎo wú fǎ dé dào chōng zú de xiū xī , dǎo zhì bái tiān jǐng jué xìng hé jì yì lì xià jiàng , fǎn yīng chí dùn .
Fragmented sleep prevents the brain from getting adequate rest, leading to reduced alertness and memory during the day, as well as slowed reaction times.
碳化钨微型切割器 号称永不变钝
tàn huà 钨 wēi xíng qiē gē qì hào chèn yǒng bù biàn dùn
Tungsten Carbide Micro Cutter: Claimed to Never Dull
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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