dūn HSK5

metric ton

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
dùn to bow, pause

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dūn metric ton Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
tún, zhūn village

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰuːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang