dūn

esteem

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

Components
享 meaning component

  Meaning component

xiǎng

  

enjoy

攵 sound component

  Sound component

  

tap

is a component form of .

Evolution

敦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
敦 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
敦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
敦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
敦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

dūn

esteem; honest, candid, sincere; kindhearted; place name

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dūn

variant of [dūn]

Most common words with 敦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

伦敦

London, capital of United Kingdom

敦促

to press

kindhearted

敦煌

Dunhuang county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

休斯敦

Houston, Texas

Component uses

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