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炖 (dùn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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炖 (dùn): To stew or braise — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 炖

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2.

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3.

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炖

炖=

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

mā妈

ma妈

zhèng正

zài在

chú厨

fáng房

lǐ

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Pinyindùn

Meaningto stew or braise

Strokes8

Radical火

Traditional燉

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2534

Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣˋ

UnicodeU+7096

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To stew (火) until tender (屯) — slowly cooking food in liquid over a fire.

里

dùn炖

niú牛

ròu肉

。

Mom is stewing beef in the kitchen.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

shā砂

guō锅

dùn炖

ròu肉

hěn很

xiāng香

。

Mom's stewed meat in a clay pot is very fragrant.

qīng清

dùn炖

jī鸡

tāng汤

duì对

jiàn健

kāng康

yǒu有

yì益

。

Clear stewed chicken soup is beneficial for health.

zhè这

wǎn碗

dùn炖

tāng汤

yíng营

yǎng养

hěn很

fēng丰

fù富

。

This bowl of stewed soup is very nutritious.

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遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
沌dùnchaotic, confused; turbid, murky
墩dūnheap, mound, block of stone
蹲dūnsquat on the heels; to crouch
钝dùnblunt, dull, not sharp
敦dūnsincere, honest; to urge

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炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
烽fēngsignal fire; tower where signal

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