to urge; to press; to supervise; as in 敦促 dūn​cù

(bound form) sincere; honest; kindhearted; earnest; as in 敦厚 dūn​hòu or 敦请 dūn​qǐng

(bound form) stocky; robust; solid

(bound form) used in transliterations such as 伦敦 lún​dūn or place names like 敦煌 dūn​huáng

(ancient) round or oval ritual vessel with a lid for holding cereals

(literary) appearing lonely or solitary

(archaic) muddled; not clear; same as 沌 dùn in 浑沌 hún​dùn

a Chinese surname

(literary) a mass or cluster; a ball; to collect into a heap

(literary) to carve or engrave patterns