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敦
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candid

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions
duī, dūn
トン、タイ、ダン、チョウ
あつ.い
돈, 퇴
Phonosemantic compound. 享 represents the meaning and 攵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 㪟.
Components
享 receive+ 攵 tap =
敦 candid
享 Meaning component
xiǎng receive
old variant of 享[xiǎng]
攵 Phonetic component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴.
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Notes
Similar Characters
孰 who? which? what?崞 mountain in Shanxi淳 honest諄 earnest (trad)谆 patient (simp)鶉 turnix (trad)鹑 species (simp)椁 outer-coffin (simp)郭 outer walls醇 mellow wine做 make务 affairs (simp)務 tasks (trad/jp)啓 enlighten (trad/jp)啟 enlighten (trad)孜 be as diligent徴 levy (trad/jp)徵 solicit (trad)收 receive (trad)改 alter
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
敦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
敦 [dūn]
kindhearted; place name
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
敦 あつ
Atsu given name
敦 あつし
Atsushi surnamegiven name
敦 あつじ
Atsuji unclassified name
敦 あつのり
Atsunori unclassified name
敦 あつゆき
Atsuyuki unclassified name
敦 おさむ
Osamu given name
敦 さとし
Satoshi unclassified name
敦 たん
Tan surname
敦 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
敦 とん
Ton given name
CHINESE WORDS (50)
伦敦 [Lún​dūn] #1,689
London, capital of United Kingdom
伦敦 [Lún​dūn] #1,689
London, capital of United Kingdom
敦促 [dūn​cù] #32,691
to press
敦煌 [Dūn​huáng] #13,928
Dunhuang county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
休斯敦 [Xiū​sī​dūn] #19,849
Houston, Texas
开普敦 [Kāi​pǔ​dūn] #32,100
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
开普敦 [Kāi​pǔ​dūn] #32,100
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
乔治敦 [Qiáo​zhì​dūn] #23,968
Georgetown
乔治敦 [Qiáo​zhì​dūn] #23,968
Georgetown
敦厚 [dūn​hòu] #68,348
genuine
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 倫敦 [ロンドン] #58,448
London (UK)
敦厚 [とんこう] #158,954
sincerity and kindheartedness
敦盛草 [アツモリソウ] #220,893
large-flowered lady's slipper (Cypripedium macranthos var. speciosum)
敦朴 [とんぼく] #269,413
honest and homely
別剌敦那 [ベラドンナ]
belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
敦睦 [とんぼく]
cordial and friendly
敦賀女子短期大学 [つるがじょしたんきだいがく]
Tsuruga Women's Junior College
敦賀市立看護大学 [つるがしりつかんごだいがく]
Tsuruga Nursing University