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吞 - tūn

swallow; absorb, annex, engulf

swallow; absorb, annex, engulf

How to read 吞

Click 吞 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintūn
Englishswallow; absorb, annex, engulf
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

吞并 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 吞吃. Please read 吞吐 one more time.

Common words with this character

to annex
to devour
to take in and send out
to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 吞 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 吞并 and 吞吃 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 吞.