噸 meaning and stroke order
A metric ton
How to write 噸, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 噸
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ton (loanword)
- Taiwan pr. [dun4]
How 噸 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 頓 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 噸
噸 combines 口 (mouth) with 頓 (dùn), which gives the sound. Picture a mouth saying the foreign word "ton" out loud, and 頓 tells you it sounds like dūn.
噸 is a loanword from English "ton" and is used as a measure word for weight, usually meaning a metric ton of 1,000 kilograms. It often appears in news, shipping, and trade. Example: 這輛卡車能裝五噸貨。(Zhè liàng kǎchē néng zhuāng wǔ dūn huò.) This truck can carry five tons of goods.
Common mistake: Learners often write 頓 (dùn) without the 口 on the left when they mean ton. 頓 is a different word, a measure word for meals or beatings, as in 一頓飯 (yí dùn fàn). Also note that the standard mainland tone is first tone dūn, while Taiwan says dùn.
Questions about 噸
How many strokes are in 噸?
噸 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 噸 mean?
噸 (dūn) means a metric ton.
How do you pronounce 噸?
噸 is pronounced dūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 噸?
The radical of 噸 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 噸 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 噸?
噸 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 吨, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 噸 have a mouth radical if it is about weight?
Many early loanwords for foreign sounds were written with 口 added to a sound character, showing the word is a sound transcription. Here 口 marks that 噸 imitates the English word "ton" through the sound of 頓.
How do you say "tonnage" or "how many tons" in Chinese?
Tonnage is 噸位 (dūnwèi), often used for ships. To ask how many tons, say 幾噸 (jǐ dūn) or 多少噸 (duōshao dūn).