吞

tūn

t+ūn·1st tone

to swallow · to take

Radical: 口 Strokes: 7 HSK 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

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口合名和同台命器古可后司

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口合名和同台命器古可后司号周品

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Character Decomposition

吞=天+口

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

to swallow

to take

tūn

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Words with 吞 141 total

to hog · to keep everything for oneself独吞dú tūn to swallow up · to annex · to merge并吞bìng tūn to annex · to swallow (up) · to embezzle侵吞qīn tūn to misappropriate (public funds etc) · to embezzle私吞sī tūn to annex吞并tūn bìng to devour吞吃tūn chī tepid; lukewarm · (fig.) apathetic; half-hearted; sluggish · mild-tempered温吞wēn tūn

Idioms with 吞 59 total Chain

(lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) · (fig.) to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīng tūn to swallow in one gulp (idiom) · (fig.) to accept without thinking · to lap up囫囵吞枣hú lún tūn zǎo