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吨 (dūn): Ton — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 吨

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How to write 吨 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吨

吨 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
吨
口kǒu · mouth
屯tún
吨=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 吨

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5.

How to Use 吨

Weight unit ton

Use 吨 as a unit of weight, like in 一吨 (one ton) or 吨位 (tonnage).

一吨 • yì dūn • one ton
yì一
dūn吨

one ton

6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我
men们
jìn进
kǒu口
le了
shí十
gōng

Information

Pinyindūn
Meanington
Strokes7
Radical口
Traditional噸
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1157
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣ
UnicodeU+5428
CangjieMRPU
口kǒu · mouth
+屯tún
几吨 • jǐ dūn • several tons
jǐ几
dūn吨

several tons

吨位 • dūn wèi • tonnage
dūn吨
wèi位

tonnage

公
dūn吨
xiǎo小
mài麦
。

We imported ten metric tons of wheat

huò货
wù物
zǒng总
dūn吨
shù数
chāo超
guò过
biāo标
zhǔn准
。

The total tonnage of cargo exceeds the standard

zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
kě可
yǐ以
zhuāng装
zài载
wǔ五
qiān千
dūn吨
huò货
wù物
。

This ship can carry five thousand tons of cargo.

zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
de的
dūn吨
wèi位
hěn很
dà大
。

This ship has a large tonnage

zhè这
liàng辆
kǎ卡
chē车
néng能
zhuāng装
jǐ几
dūn吨
huò货
wù物
？

How many tons of cargo can this truck carry?

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