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吨 dūn a metric ton

How to remember 吨: 口 mouth + 屯 to store = a metric ton. The farmer wipes his mouth and shows the barn where he likes to store his rice, a whole harvest weighing a metric ton.

  • HSK 5
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

吨 = 口 mouth + 屯 to store

  • 口 mouth
  • 屯 to store
The Gushi story

The farmer wipes his mouth and shows the barn where he likes to store his rice, a whole harvest weighing a metric ton.

How it is used

  • Noun/unit "metric ton", used for weighing heavy objects or cargo: 这辆卡车能载十吨 (zhè liàng kǎchē néng zài shí dūn) - "this truck can carry ten tons".
  • Straightforward measure word, mostly appears in numbers + 吨 with no special grammar to watch for.