敦 dūn — kind-hearted; kind-hearted; place name
他为人敦厚，大家都很喜欢他。Tā wéi rén dūn hòu, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.He is honest and kind, and everyone likes him.
Common words: 敦促 (dūn cù)、敦厚 (dūn hòu)、敦伦 (dūn lún)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "kind-hearted"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "kind-hearted", including 敦 (dūn), 敦 (dūn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "kind-hearted" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 敦 (dūn), 敦 (dūn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading dūn, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 敦 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 敦 dūnkind-hearted; kind-hearted; place nameUseful words: 敦促, 敦厚
- 敦 dūnkind-hearted; kind-hearted; place nameUseful words: 敦促, 敦厚
Common words for these 2 "kind-hearted" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 敦 (dūn) — so "kind-hearted" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
敦促dūn cùto press; to urge; to hasten敦厚dūn hòugenuine; honest and sincere敦伦dūn lúnto strengthen moral ties between people; to have sexual intercourse (of a married couple)敦促dūn cùto press; to urge; to hasten敦厚dūn hòugenuine; honest and sincere敦伦dūn lúnto strengthen moral ties between people; to have sexual intercourse (of a married couple)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "kind-hearted".
敦 dūn — kind-hearted; kind-hearted; place name
他为人敦厚，大家都很喜欢他。Tā wéi rén dūn hòu, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.He is honest and kind, and everyone likes him.
Common words: 敦促 (dūn cù)、敦厚 (dūn hòu)、敦伦 (dūn lún)
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