Dong Chinese dictionary

dūn

metric ton

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 頓 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

頓 Sound component

dùn

to bow, pause

Definitions

dūn

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

Most common words with 噸

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	吨	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)

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