dùn

measure word for meals or actions; to pause

HSK 5 #794

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 794th character
Radical ⾴ (181.4)
Strokes 10
Index # 1877
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

顿 dùn
  1. 1. classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
  2. 2. to pause
  3. 3. to stop
  4. 4. at once
  5. 5. to stamp (one's foot)
  6. 6. to arrange
  7. 7. to lay out
  8. 8. to kowtow

Stroke order

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Words containing 顿

Word Meaning
to halt; pause (in speech); to break off
to tidy up; to reorganize; to rectify
suddenly; immediately
Washington, D.C. (US federal capital); Washington (name)
Boston, capital of Massachusetts
Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for
Princeton, New Jersey
Clinton; esp. Bill or Hillary
Houston
Winston (name)
newton (SI unit of force)
Charleston
Macedonia
Clayton (name); Crighton (name)
Hilton (hotel chain)
Wellington, capital of New Zealand
Washington, US State
Hamilton (name); Hamilton, capital of Bermuda
Wharton (name)
Bolton (name)
Brighton, town in England
Stanton (name)
a flash of realization; the truth in a flash
Carleton
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