dūn

metric ton

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

屯 sound component

  Sound component

túnzhūn

  

village

Evolution

吨 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
吨 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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dūn

ton (metric or English); ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn]

Most common words with 吨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ton (loanword)

吨位

tonnage

公吨

ton

吨公里

ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)

总吨位

overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)