dùn = du + (e)n4
to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
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How to pronounce 顿

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 25 days ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

顿 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tún = tu + (e)n2
to station (soldiers) / to store up / village
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zhūn = zhu + (e)n1
difficult / stingy
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xié = xi + e2
head
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= y + e4
page / leaf
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Characters with 顿 as component

顿 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 顿

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Washington (name) / George Washington (1732-1799), first US president / Washington, US State / Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
Boston, capital of Massachusetts
Manhattan island / Manhattan borough of New York City

Sentences with 顿

顿 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dùn

to stop / to pause / to arrange / to lay out / to kowtow / to stamp (one's foot) / at once / classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

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