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

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Recognition 6

Writing 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 吞

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Stroke Order Diagrams 吞

3.

Character Breakdown

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吞

天heaven

口mouth

吞=

4.

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5.

How to Use 吞

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 吞 works in context.

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

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吞 is used in context

tā他

hē喝

yào药

shí时

，

yì一

kǒu

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天heaven

+口mouth

The heavens (天) engulf something through the mouth (口) — to swallow or devour.

tūn吞

tǔ吐

to hum and haw [idiom]

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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

shuō说

huà话

tūn吞

tǔ吐

，

bù不

gǎn敢

huí回

dá答

。

He spoke hesitantly and dared not answer.

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.

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