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吨

dūn

ton

A heavy weight on the ground
Memory picture

Character

吨 dūn

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 屯 village, hamlet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这车重一吨。 Zhè chē zhòng yì dūn. This car weighs one ton.
  • 买一吨米。 Mǎi yì dūn mǐ. Buy one ton of rice.
  • 货有两吨。 Huò yǒu liǎng dūn. The goods weigh two tons.

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