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吞
tūn
to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
🔤 Pictophonetic:
口 (mouth) provides meaning, 天 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
7 strokes
Common (18%)
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⿱天口
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 吞 (41)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
狼吞虎咽
↗
lángtūnhǔyàn
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
6
lángtūnhǔyàn
狼吞虎咽
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HSK 6
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
吞吞吐吐
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tūntūntǔtǔ
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back
6
tūntūntǔtǔ
吞吞吐吐
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HSK 6
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back
吞
↗
tūn
to swallow / to take
tūn
吞
↗
to swallow / to take
吞噬
↗
tūnshì
to swallow / to engulf / to gobble up
tūnshì
吞噬
↗
to swallow / to engulf / to gobble up
慢吞吞
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màntūntūn
very slow / exasperatingly slow
màntūntūn
慢吞吞
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very slow / exasperatingly slow
吞吐
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tūntǔ
to take in and send out (in large quantities)
tūntǔ
吞吐
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to take in and send out (in large quantities)
吞食
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tūnshí
to devour
tūnshí
吞食
↗
to devour
侵吞
↗
qīntūn
to annex / to swallow (up) / to embezzle
qīntūn
侵吞
↗
to annex / to swallow (up) / to embezzle
吞服
↗
tūnfú
to swallow / to take (medicine)
tūnfú
吞服
↗
to swallow / to take (medicine)
吞咽
↗
tūnyàn
to swallow / to gulp
tūnyàn
吞咽
↗
to swallow / to gulp