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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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How to pronounce 屯

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.

= tu initial

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

屯 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
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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kǎn = k + an3
receptacle
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= y + a4
component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]
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Characters with 屯 as component

old variant of 春[chun1]
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dùn = du + (e)n4
a village / to dwell together
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dèn = d + (e)n4
to yank / to pull tight
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Words with 屯

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Nantun District of Taichung, Taiwan
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
Kuitun City or Küytun shehiri in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang

Sentences with 屯

屯 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tún / zhūn

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