驽钝
nú​dùn

slow-witted

驽 nú tired Simplified

Components

奴
奴 Sound component
nú slave
马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse

horse

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

钝 dùn blunt Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈍.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

屯
屯 Sound component
tún, zhūn village

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

駑 tired Traditional

Components

奴
奴 Sound component
nú slave
馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse

horse

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangnaː
Unicodeno

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鈍 blunt Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 屯 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

屯
屯 Sound component
tún, zhūn village

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangduːns
Unicodedhuə̀n

說文解字

錭也。从金屯聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)