dūn

common

Meaning of

墩 means earth mound; pile of earth; block; stump; pier. Pronounced dūn.

  • earth mound; pile of earth
  • block; stump; pier
  • mop the floor

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Rén
men
zài
biān
lěi
le
dūn
yòng
lái
dǎng
shuǐ
 

People built an earth mound by the river to block water.

táng
shuǐ
 
lěi
wèi
dūn
 

Dig a pond to get water, and pile up earth to make an embankment.

biān
de
dūn
shàng
zhǎng
chū
le
zhū
huā
 

A few wild flowers grew on the earth mound by the roadside.

Hóng
shuǐ
chōng
kuǎ
le
cūn
tóu
de
dūn
 

The flood washed away the earth mound at the village entrance.

zài
tián
gěng
shàng
duī
le
xiǎo
dūn
fàng
nóng
 

He piled a small earth mound on the field ridge to place farming tools.