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敦

Mandarin · pinyin dūn

Meanings

  1. kindhearted
  2. place name
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敦
dūn · esteem; honest, candid, sincere
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1 · dun1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

deoi1 · deoi3 · deoi6 · deon1 · deon6 · diu1 · tyun4

Cantonese word readings for 敦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) angry
  2. to urge
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to advise and encourage
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) diligent
  5. earnest; honest; generous
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) intimate
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thick
  8. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) plentiful; rich
  9. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) large
  10. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to attach importance to; to esteem; to revere
  11. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to put something down with great force
  12. a river in Shanxi
  13. (Malaysia) Tun (Malay honorific title)
  14. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. (historical) dui, an ancient vessel used to hold grains

character · Etymology 3

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to administer; to manage
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) solitary
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to throw
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to force upon

character · Etymology 4

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) clustered
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 團 /团 (tuán, “round”)

character · Etymology 5

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to erect
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 墩 (dūn, “mound”)

character · Etymology 6

  1. only used in 混敦 and 敦然

character · Etymology 7

  1. only used in 敦恨

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