吞(tūn)

HSK 67 strokes

to swallow

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Character information

Pinyin
tūn
Meaning
to swallow; to take
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吞 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱天口

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 天 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

天tiān口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 吞 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 吞

Common words using 吞 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bìng并tūn吞

to swallow up; to annex; to merge

Open 并吞 page →
qīn侵tūn吞

to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle

Open 侵吞 page →
tūn吞bìng并

to annex

Open 吞并 page →
tūn吞tǔ吐

to take in and send out (in large quantities)

Open 吞吐 page →
tūn吞tǔ吐liáng量

throughput

Open 吞吐量 page →
tūn吞tūn吞tǔ吐tǔ吐

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth

Open 吞吞吐吐 page →
tūn吞shì噬

to swallow

Open 吞噬 page →
tūn吞yàn咽

to swallow

Open 吞咽 page →

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From 吞’s common words

并侵吐量噬咽

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