dùn

囤

Character · Noun

grain storage bin; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

grain storage bin (woven)

formal

Traditional rural household grain storage container, typically portable or semi-fixed.

Nóng农
mín民
bǎ把
shōu收
huò获
de的
dào稻
gǔ谷
fàng放
jìn进
dùn囤
lǐ里
 。

The farmers put the harvested rice into the grain bins.

Jīn今
nián年
liáng粮
shí食
dà大
fēng丰
shōu收
 ,
dà大
dùn囤
mǎn满
 ,
xiǎo小
dùn囤
liú流
 。

This year's grain harvest is bumper, with large bins full and small ones overflowing.

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Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
zhú竹
biān编
dùn囤
cún存
fàng放
shài晒
gān干
de的
yù玉
mǐ米
 。

Grandma uses a woven bamboo bin to store dried corn.

Nóng农
cūn村
lǐ里
cháng常
jiàn见
zhè这
zhǒng种
dào稻
cǎo草
biān编
de的
dùn囤
 。

This kind of straw-woven storage bin is common in rural areas.

Tā他
bǎ把
jiù旧
xí席
bó箔
gǎi改
zào造
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
dùn囤
fàng放
dòu豆
zi子
 。

He transformed old reed mats into a small bin for storing beans.

2.

noun

surname Dun

A rare Chinese family name.

Dùn囤
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Dun is our Chinese teacher.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Dùn囤
 ,
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
zhè这
gè个
xìng姓
 。

I have a colleague with the surname Dun, which is very rare.