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钝 (dùn): Blunt — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 钝 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 钝

钝 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
钝=金metal+屯village

A metal (金) blade that is not sharp, becoming blunt or dull (屯) in use.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 钝

HSK words that contain this character.

迟钝

chí dùn

slow (witted)

HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

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

tā他
fǎn反
yìng应
chí迟
dùn钝
，
méi没
tīng听
dǒng懂
xiào笑
huà话
。

He was slow-witted and didn't get the joke.

jǐng警
chá察
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
zuò作
àn案
de的
dùn钝
zhè这
ge个
sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
dùn钝

Information

Pinyindùn
Meaningblunt
Strokes9
Radical钅
Traditional鈍
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2982
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣˋ
UnicodeU+949D
CangjiePUHJU
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qì器
。

The police found the blunt weapon used in the crime.

jiǎo角
。

This triangle has an obtuse angle.

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "钅".

liào镣zhá铡jiǎo铰jiǎ钾dù镀bō钵
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