吨 (dūn): ton (loanword), Taiwan pr.
吨 (dūn) is a Chinese character meaning “ton (loanword).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 屯 (phonetic). It ranks #1685 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 吨 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- ton (loanword)
- Taiwan pr.
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吨位 | dūn wèi | tonnage |
| 等效百万吨当量 | děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liàng | equivalent megatonnage (EMT) |
| 吨公里 | dūn gōng lǐ | ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system) |
| 总吨位 | zǒng dūn wèi | overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company) |
| 重量吨 | zhòng liàng dūn | dead weight ton |
| 百万吨 | bǎi wàn dūn | megaton |
| 公吨 | gōng dūn | ton |
| 吨数 | dūn shù | tonnage |
| 英吨 | yīng dūn | tonne |
| 吨级 | dūn jí | tonnage |
| 千吨 | qiān dūn | kiloton |
| 呫吨酮 | zhān dūn tóng | xanthone (chemistry) |
| 呫吨 | zhān dūn | xanthene (chemistry) |
| 𪢠吨 | lán dūn | (old) London (now written 倫敦|伦敦[Lun2 dun1]) |
吨 appears in 14 compound words: 29 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 21 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 吨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他吨干舌燥地讲了两个小时，终于说服了大家。
tā dūn gān jī zào dì jiǎng le liǎng gě xiǎo shí , zhōng yú shuō fú le dà jiā .
He talked nonstop for two hours until his throat was parched, finally winning everyone over.
云图控股(002539.SZ):70万吨合成氨项目建成试生产
yún tú kòng gǔ ( 0 0 2 5 3 9 . S Z ) : 7 0 wàn dūn gě chéng 氨 xiàng mù jiàn chéng shì shēng chǎn
Yuntu Holdings (002539.SZ): 700,000-ton synthetic ammonia project completed and entered trial production
...海底珊瑚礁缠“幽灵渔网” 潜水员清除逾2吨废弃渔具
. . . hǎi de 珊 瑚 jiāo chán yōu líng yú wǎng qián shuǐ yuán qīng chú yú 2 dūn fèi qì yú jù
... Undersea coral reefs wrapped in "ghost fishing nets" Divers removed more than 2 tons of abandoned fishing gear
...中国洋浦港”籍船舶总运力突破800万载重吨_光明网
. . . zhōng guó yáng pǔ gǎng jí chuán bó zǒng yùn lì tū pò 8 0 0 wàn zài chóng dūn guāng míng wǎng
... The total capacity of ships registered in China Yangpu Port exceeded 8 million deadweight tons_Guangming.com
东北季风再强也不怕!马祖评估打造495吨“抗浪神船”SWATH客船
dōng běi jì fēng zài qiáng yě bù pà ! mǎ zǔ píng gū dǎ zào 4 9 5 dūn kàng làng shén chuán S W A T H kè chuán
No matter how strong the northeast monsoon is, you are not afraid! Matsu evaluates the construction of a 495-ton "anti-wave divine ship" SWATH passenger ship
春节前后超2800吨鲜活产品经珠海中山各口岸供应港澳
chūn jié qián hòu chāo 2 8 0 0 dūn xiān huó chǎn pǐn jīng zhū hǎi zhōng shān gè kǒu àn gōng yīng gǎng ào
Before and after the Spring Festival, more than 2,800 tons of fresh products were supplied to Hong Kong and Macao through Zhuhai Zhongshan ports
我们要订18吨橄榄油。
Wǒmen yào dìng 18 dūn gǎnlǎnyóu.
We'd like to order 18 tonnes of olive oil.
货车的载货量超过了三吨。
Huòchē de zàihuò liáng chāoguò le sān dūn.
The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
这辆卡车最大的载重量是5吨。
Zhè liàng kǎchē zuì dà de zàizhòngliàng shì 5 dūn.
This truck has a maximum load of 5 tons.
到 2025 年，印尼预计每天将产生 15 万公吨垃圾。
Dào 2025 nián, Yìnní yùjì měitiān jiāng chǎnshēng 15 wàn gōngdūn lājī.
By 2025, Indonesia is expected to generate 150 thousand tons of trash per day.
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