敦 (dūn): kindhearted, place name
敦 (dūn) is a Chinese character meaning “kindhearted.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 享 (semantic) and 攵 (phonetic). It ranks #1706 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 敦 share. Its radical form 攵 (rap) appears in many related characters such as 放 (fàng, to put, to release), 教 (jiào, (bound form) to teach), 收 (shōu, to receive).
Definitions
- kindhearted
- place name
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伦敦proper-noun | lún dūn | London, capital of United Kingdom |
| 休斯敦proper-noun | xiū sī dūn | Houston, Texas |
| 乔治敦proper-noun | qiáo zhì dūn | Georgetown |
| 开普敦proper-noun | kāi pǔ dūn | Cape Town (city in South Africa) |
| 敦促verb | dūn cù | to press |
| 金斯敦proper-noun | jīn sī dūn | Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 弗里敦proper-noun | fú lǐ dūn | Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone |
| 敦刻尔克 | dūn kè ěr kè | Dunkirk, port in northern France |
| 敦厚adjective | dūn hòu | genuine |
| 伦敦大学亚非学院 | lún dūn dà xué yà fēi xué yuàn | London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
| 伦敦大学学院 | lún dūn dà xué xué yuàn | University College, London |
| 伦敦国际金融期货交易所 | lún dūn guó jì jīn róng qī huò jiāo yì suǒ | London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) |
| 大伦敦地区 | dà lún dūn dì qū | Greater London |
| 亚当斯敦 | yà dāng sī dūn | Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands |
| 南安普敦proper-noun | nán ān pǔ dūn | Southampton, town in south England |
敦 appears in 33 compound words: 33 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 27 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 敦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
敦字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
dūn zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "敦" has different usages in different contexts.
欧股收升 英股升逾1% 滙控伦敦升近8%
ōu gǔ shōu shēng yīng gǔ shēng yú 1 滙 kòng lún dūn shēng jìn 8
European stocks closed higher, British stocks rose more than 1%, HSBC London rose nearly 8%
全台最夯熟客制寿司“鮨 天本”插旗伦敦 海外餐价、预约方式曝光
quán tái zuì bèn shú kè zhì shòu sī 鮨 tiān běn chā qí lún dūn hǎi wài cān jià , yù yuē fāng shì pù guāng
Taiwan's most popular customized sushi "Sushi Tianben" planted its flag in London Overseas meal prices and reservation methods were exposed
英超|北伦敦打吡阿仙奴作客4:1胜热刺 伊斯、约基尼...
yīng chāo běi lún dūn dǎ 吡 ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī , yuē jī ní . . .
Premier League|North London Derby Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 Is, Jocchini...
世界杯商机在即 西南管理区敦促酒店业立即行动
shì jiè bēi shāng jī zài jí xī nán guǎn lǐ qū dūn cù jiǔ diàn yè lì jí háng dòng
World Cup business opportunity is imminent Southwest Management Region urges the hospitality industry to act now
点亮中国红!英国地标伦敦眼披上中国春节装扮
diǎn liàng zhōng guó hóng ! yīng guó dì biāo lún dūn yǎn pī shàng zhōng guó chūn jié zhuāng bàn
Light up Chinese red! The British landmark London Eye is dressed up in Chinese New Year costumes
纽约和伦敦距离多远？
Niǔyuē hé Lúndūn jùlí duō yuǎn?
How far is New York from London?
你参观伦敦塔了吗？
Nǐ cānguān Lúndūn tǎ le ma?
Did you visit the Tower of London?
华沙比伦敦便宜吗？
Huáshā bǐ Lúndūn piányi ma?
Is Warsaw cheaper than London?
英国首都伦敦在泰晤士河畔。
Yīngguó shǒudū Lúndūn zài Tàiwùshì Hé pàn.
London, the capital of England, is on the Thames.
Character Family
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