Pinyin "dun1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "dun1" is split up into two parts: "du" and "(e)n1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "du"

Du is for Doggy Dog.

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Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n1"

In front of the encampment.

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Characters pronounced dun1

吨

噸

du̅n = du + (e)n1

ton (loanword) / Taiwan pr. [dun4]

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吨 = 口 + 屯 : Doggy Dog (du) is burying a ton (吨) of mandarins (口) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). He dug a huge hole and is using a trident (屯) to shove the mandarins into the hole.

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敦

㪟

du̅n = du + (e)n1

variant of 敦[dun1]

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敦 = 享 + 攵 : In front of the encampment ((e)n1) several workers are busy tearing up the ground using sledge hammers (攵). Doggy Dog (du) is so kind-hearted (敦) to hand them cocktails (享) from time to time to help them cool down.

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敦

du̅n = du + (e)n1

kindhearted / place name

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蹲

du̅n = du + (e)n1

to crouch / to squat / to stay (somewhere)

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蹲 = ⻊ + 尊 : The sage (尊) is walking Doggie Dog (du) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) when suddenly Doggie Dog has to use the toilet. He cannot just shit on Tiananmen square because the fine would be astronomic. The sage makes a wise decision in giving Doggy Dog his left cowboy boot (⻊) which Doggy Dog uses like a squat (蹲) toilet.

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墩

墪

du̅n = du + (e)n1

old variant of 墩[dun1]

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墩

du̅n = du + (e)n1

block / gate pillar / pier / classifier for clusters of plants / classifier for rounds in a card game: trick / (archaic) watchtower

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