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吨
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ton

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
dūn
トン
톤
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 頓 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (噸)
口 mouth+ 頓 pause =
噸 ton
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
頓 Phonetic component
pause
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Simplified (吨)
口 mouth+ 屯 stockpile =
吨 metric ton
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
屯 Phonetic component
tún stockpile
village, hamlet
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Notes
Similar Characters
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)吃 eat (simp)
Chinese
吨 / 噸 [dūn]
ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
吨位 [dūn​wèi] #56,499
tonnage
公吨 [gōng​dūn] #41,678
ton
吨公里 [dūn​gōng​lǐ] #49,130
ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)
总吨位 [zǒng​dūn​wèi] #51,393
overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)
千吨 [qiān​dūn]
kiloton
千吨级核武器 [qiān​dūn​jí​hé​wǔ​qì]
kiloton weapon
呫吨 [zhān​dūn]
xanthene (chemistry)
呫吨酮 [zhān​dūn​tóng]
xanthone (chemistry)
吨数 [dūn​shù]
tonnage
吨级 [dūn​jí]
tonnage
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
屯 [たむろ] #47,043
gathering
総トン数 [そうトンすう] #195,178
gross tonnage
噸数 [とんすう] #201,971
tonnage
トン税 [トンぜい]
tonnage dues
仏トン [ふつトン]
metric ton
才噸 [さいとん]
measured ton
米トン [べいトン]
short ton
英トン [えいトン]
long ton
重噸 [じゅうとん]
long ton
重量噸 [じゅうりょうとん]
dead-weight tonnage
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