顿 dùn — stamp; pause · English

顿

dùn

stamp; pause

At a glance · 顿

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从頁，屯声，本义为叩首、以首顿地，引申为跺脚、停顿。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为顿首（叩头），引申为稍停。

Structure

形声字，从頁（意符，头），屯（tún）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyindùn

Radical页

Strokes10

UnicodeU+987F

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English stamp; pause To stamp (the foot); also a pause.

Français frapper; pause Frapper (le pied) ; aussi une pause.

Español golpear; pausa Golpear (el pie) ; también pausa.

العربية يطأ؛ توقف يطأ (القدم)؛ ويُستعار للتوقف.

Русский топать; пауза Топать (ногой); также пауза.

Common words

顿dùnpause
顿时dùn shíimmediately

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