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吞
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gulp down

HSK 6
Human →Actions
tūn
ドン、トン、テン
のむ
than
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 天 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 天 heaven =
吞 gulp down
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
天 Phonetic component
tiān heaven
sky, heaven
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Notes
Similar Characters
吴 one of warring states (simp)侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
吞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
吞 [tūn]
to swallow; to take
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (64)
吞噬 [tūn​shì] #9,117
to swallow
吞咽 [tūn​yàn] #23,709
to swallow
吞咽 [tūn​yàn] #23,709
to swallow
吞并 [tūn​bìng] #21,434
to annex
吞并 [tūn​bìng] #21,434
to annex
侵吞 [qīn​tūn] #33,446
to annex
吞没 [tūn​mò] #22,918
to embezzle
吞没 [tūn​mò] #22,918
to embezzle
忍气吞声 [rěn​qì​tūn​shēng] #22,610
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
忍气吞声 [rěn​qì​tūn​shēng] #22,610
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
言葉を呑む [ことばをのむ] #16,354
to choke up
併呑 [へいどん] #62,841
annexation
声を呑む [こえをのむ] #69,817
to choke up
湯飲み茶碗 [ゆのみぢゃわん] #97,679
teacup
呑舟 [どんしゅう] #221,018
swallowing a boat whole
呑舟の魚 [どんしゅうのうお] #287,348
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat
呑酸 [どんさん]
acid reflux
網呑舟の魚を漏らす [あみどんしゅうのうおをもらす]
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through