墩 (dūn): block, gate pillar
墩 (dūn) is a Chinese character meaning “block.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 土 (earth). It ranks #3227 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- block
- gate pillar
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桥墩 | qiáo dūn | bridge pier |
| 墩子 | dūn zi | squat block (of stone, wood etc) |
| 墩布 | dūn bù | swab |
| 胖墩墩 | pàng dūn dūn | short and stout |
| 门墩 | mén dūn | wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door |
| 菜墩子 | cài dūn zi | chopping block |
| 坐墩 | zuò dūn | Chinese drum-shaped stool |
| 胖墩儿 | pàng dūn r | (coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid) |
| 屁墩儿 | pì dūn r | (dialect) a fall on the buttocks |
| 冰墩墩 | bīng dūn dūn | Bing Dwen Dwen (mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a panda wearing a bodysuit of transparent ice) |
| 肥墩墩 | féi dūn dūn | exceedingly obese |
| 矮墩墩 | ǎi dūn dūn | pudgy |
| 绣墩 | xiù dūn | see 坐墩[zuo4 dun1] |
| 拱墩 | gǒng dūn | pillar of a vault |
墩 appears in 14 compound words: 14 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
这座古墩已经有两千多年的历史了。
zhè zuò gǔ dūn yǐ jīng yǒu liǎng qiān duō nián de lì shǐ le .
This ancient mound is over two thousand years old.
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jiē mì nán háng dūn miáo jì huá yǐ péi yǎng 1 3 7 5 míng fēi háng yuán fù jià shǐ
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摩哆失控撞洋灰墩 兄弟一重一轻伤送院
mó duō shī kòng zhuàng yáng huī dūn xiōng dì yī chóng yī qīng shāng sòng yuàn
Motorcycle loses control and crashes into concrete barrier; two brothers hospitalized, one with serious injuries and the other with minor injuries
...1岁成龙内地宣传新戏 热情锡爆细路女面珠墩双手摸脸:龙之吻
. . . 1 suì chéng lóng nèi dì xuān chuán xīn xì rè qíng xī bào xì lù nǚ miàn zhū dūn shuāng shǒu mō liǎn : lóng zhī wěn
...1-year-old Jackie Chan promotes his new film in mainland China; he showers the little girl with affection, touching her chubby cheeks with both hands: "The Dragon's Kiss"
Character Family
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