敦 dūn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 享 to share 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
敦厚
dūnhòu
honest and kind-hearted; sincere and tolerant
Characters in this word
厚 hòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位老教授为人敦厚，从不因学生的失误而当众羞辱他们。 Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu wéirén dūnhòu, cóng bù yīn xuéshēng de shīwù ér dāngzhòng xiūrǔ tāmen. This elderly professor is sincere and kind-hearted, and never humiliates students in public because of their mistakes.
- 他性格敦厚，邻居们都愿意找他帮忙。 Tā xìnggé dūnhòu, línjūmen dōu yuànyì zhǎo tā bāngmáng. He has an honest, kindly nature, and the neighbours are all happy to ask him for help.
- 老板为人敦厚，对员工像对家人一样。 Lǎobǎn wéirén dūnhòu, duì yuángōng xiàng duì jiārén yíyàng. The boss is honest and kind, and treats his employees like family.
Related words
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 厚 hòu thick
- 深厚 shēnhòu deep; strong
- 浓厚 nónghòu strong, rich
- 醇厚 chúnhòu mellow; rich and full-bodied
- 得天独厚 détiāndúhòu exceptionally favourable; richly endowed by nature
- 丰厚 fēnghòu rich; generous; substantial
- 憨厚 hānhòu simple and honest; honest and sincere
- 厚道 hòudao kind and honest; fair
- 宽厚 kuānhòu generous; lenient; broad and thick
- 深情厚谊 shēnqínghòuyì deep affection and profound friendship
- 无可厚非 wúkěhòufēi not blameworthy; understandable