Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鈍)
Simplified (钝)
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欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)鈴 small bell (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
钝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
钝
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
钝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钝 / 鈍 [dùn]
blunt; stupid
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鈍 どん
Don given name
CHINESE WORDS (9)
迟钝 [chídùn] #7,110
slow in one's reactions
愚钝 [yúdùn] #30,195
stupid
钝角 [dùnjiǎo] #61,095
obtuse angle
鲁钝 [lǔdùn] #62,884
stupid
成败利钝 [chéngbàilìdùn] #67,917
succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
顽钝 [wándùn] #71,926
blunt (instrument)
味觉迟钝 [wèijuéchídùn]
amblygeustia
思想顽钝 [sīxiǎngwándùn]
blunt thinking
钝翅苇莺 [dùnchìwěiyīng]
(bird species of China) blunt-winged warbler (Acrocephalus concinens)
JAPANESE WORDS (58)
⭐ 遅い [おそい] #709
slow
⭐ 鈍い [にぶい] #3,574
dull (e.g. a knife)
⭐ 鈍る [にぶる] #6,740
to become blunt
⭐ 鈍感 [どんかん] #9,272
thickheaded
鈍い音 [にぶいおと] #11,429
dull sound
愚鈍 [ぐどん] #21,713
stupid
⭐ 鈍器 [どんき] #22,379
blunt weapon
鈍重 [どんじゅう] #25,558
thickheaded
鈍色 [にびいろ] #27,805
dark gray
鈍痛 [どんつう] #30,130
dull pain
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