吞 (tūn): To swallow — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 吞

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吞

3.

Character Breakdown

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吞

天tiān · sky

口kǒu · mouth

吞=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 吞

吞 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 吞

Four-character idioms with 吞

These are common Chinese idioms where 吞 appears as a core verb element, either literally or metaphorically.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

hē喝

yào药

shí时

，

yì一

kǒu

天tiān · sky

+口kǒu · mouth

tūn吞

tǔ吐

to hum and haw [idiom]

HSK 6

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

to wolf down one's food [idiom]

口

jiù就

bǎ把

yào药

tūn吞

le了

xià下

qù去

。

When he took the medicine, he swallowed it down in one gulp.

tā他

hěn很

kuài快

tūn吞

xià下

le了

yào药

piàn片

。

He quickly swallowed the pill.

Tā他

màn慢

tūn吞

yàn咽

shí食

wù物

。

He slowly swallows food.

dà大

guó国

tūn吞

bìng并

le了

xiǎo小

guó国

de的

lǐng领

tǔ土

。

The big country annexed the small country's territory.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

bìng病

dú毒

huì会

tūn吞

shí食

rén人

tǐ体

de的

miǎn免

yì疫

xì细

bāo胞

。

This virus devours the body's immune cells.

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吞 (tūn): To swallow — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 吞

Stroke Order Diagrams 吞

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 吞

How to Use 吞

Four-character idioms with 吞

Example Sentences

HSK (3.0) Level 6

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

HSK (3.0) Level 6

Same Sound

Same Radical