墩 meaning and stroke order
Stone block; heap, mound; pier
How to write 墩, stroke by stroke
15 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 墩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- block
- gate pillar
- pier
- classifier for clusters of plants
- classifier for rounds in a card game: trick
- (archaic) watchtower
How 墩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 敦 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 墩
墩 is earth 土 (tǔ) on the left plus 敦 (dūn) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a solid, heavy heap of earth, like a mound or a block that a bridge pier stands on.
墩 often refers to something short, thick and solid, like a stone block, a bridge pier, or a stool. It appears in words like 桥墩 (qiáodūn, bridge pier) and 树墩 (shùdūn, tree stump). Example: 他坐在石墩上休息。(Tā zuò zài shídūn shang xiūxi.) He sat on the stone block to rest.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 墩 with 敦 (dūn) and 蹲 (dūn, to squat), since all three sound the same. Remember that 墩 has 土 because it is a solid object, while 蹲 has the foot radical 足 because it is an action done with the legs.
墩 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 墩
How many strokes are in 墩?
墩 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 墩 mean?
墩 (dūn) means stone block; heap, mound; pier.
How do you pronounce 墩?
墩 is pronounced dūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 墩?
The radical of 墩 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 墩 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 墩?
The traditional form of 墩 is 墪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 墩 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 墩 and 蹲?
墩 is a noun for a solid block, mound or pier. 蹲 is a verb meaning to squat, as in 蹲下 (dūnxià, squat down). They share the same pronunciation but are different words.
How is 墩 used as a measure word?
墩 can count clusters of plants, such as 一墩稻秧 (yì dūn dàoyāng, a cluster of rice seedlings). In some card games it also counts rounds, similar to a trick in English. These uses are less common than the noun meanings.