Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

ton; ton

Chinese: 重量单位。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “dun” becomes a different word in each tone. 吨 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 公吨gōng dūnton; metric ton
  • 吨位dūn wèitonnage
  • 吨数dūn shùtonnage
  • 吨级dūn jítonnage; class in tons (of a passenger ship)
  • 千吨qiān dūnkiloton

Example Sentence

这辆大卡车能装好几吨货物。Zhè liàng dà kǎ chē néng zhuāng hǎo jǐ dūn huò wù.This big truck can carry several tons of goods.

Zhèthisliàngclassifier for vehicles大卡dà kǎkilocaloriechēcarnéngcanzhuāngadornment好几hǎo jǐseveraldūnton (loanword)货物huò wùgoods