Character
to store up food or things for later (as in 屯粮)
Readings and meanings
- to store up food or things for later (as in 屯粮)
- to keep soldiers in a place (as in 屯兵)
- village; a small country place (as in 屯子)
Examples
冬天很冷，我们屯了很多食物。
dōng tiān hěn lěng wǒ men tún le hěn duō shí wù
Winter is cold, so we store up a lot of food.
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奶奶住在一个小屯子里。
nǎi nai zhù zài yí gè xiǎo tún zi lǐ
My grandma lives in a small village.
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将军屯兵在城外。
jiāng jūn tún bīng zài chéng wài
The general stationed troops outside the city.
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zhūn
zhun1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is tún.
- difficult; hard to move forward (as in 屯邅)
- hard times; bad luck (as in 屯邅)
Examples
他的运气屯邅，工作不好找。
tā de yùn qì zhūn zhān, gōng zuò bù hǎo zhǎo
His luck was bad, so finding work was hard.
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前面的路很屯邅，他一直走。
qián miàn de lù hěn zhūn zhān, tā yī zhí zǒu
The road ahead was hard, but he did not stop.
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Words that use “屯” as zhūn
Stroke order
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Practice writing 屯
Draw “屯” here — the faint guide shows its shape.