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吨 - dūn

metric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish

metric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish

How to read 吨

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyindūn
Englishmetric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

吨位 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 吨数. Please read 吨级 one more time.

Common words with this character

tonnage
tonnage
tonnage; class in tons
ton; metric ton

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 吨.