屯 meaning and stroke order
To station (soldiers); to store up; village
How to write 屯, stroke by stroke
4 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 屯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to station (soldiers)
- to store up
- village
- used in 屯邅[zhun1 zhan1]
How 屯 is built
Components of the character.
How to remember 屯
Picture a sprout 屮 pushing up through a flat line of ground 一. A new settlement starts the same way, with soldiers or farmers putting down roots in one spot, so 屯 (tún) means to station troops or a village.
As a verb, 屯 means to station soldiers or to store things up, as in 屯兵 (tún bīng, to station troops) and 屯粮 (tún liáng, to store grain). It also appears in place names for villages, especially in northern China. Example: 他们在家里屯了很多米。(Tāmen zài jiā lǐ tún le hěn duō mǐ.) They stocked up a lot of rice at home.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 屯 with 吨 (dūn, ton) and 顿 (dùn, a meal or a pause), which use 屯 as a sound part but have different tones and meanings. Also, do not read 屯 as zhūn except in the rare literary word 屯邅 (zhūn zhān).
屯 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 屯
Learning 屯 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 屯
How many strokes are in 屯?
屯 is written with 4 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 屯 mean?
屯 (tún) means to station (soldiers); to store up; village.
How do you pronounce 屯?
屯 is pronounced tún, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 屯?
The radical of 屯 is 屮. Dictionaries list 屯 under this radical.
Is 屯 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 屯 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 囤 the same as 屯 when talking about stocking up?
They overlap. 囤 (tún) is the more common choice for hoarding goods, as in 囤货 (tún huò, to stock up on goods). You will also see 屯 used in this sense, especially online.
Why do so many Chinese place names contain 屯?
屯 can mean village, and many settlements grew from old garrison or farming camps. That is why names like 皇姑屯 (Huánggūtún) include it, especially in northeast China.