吨 dūn / dùn — ton; ton
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.
Common words: 公吨 (gōng dūn)、吨位 (dūn wèi)、吨数 (dūn shù)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "ton"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "ton", including 吨 (dūn / dùn), 吨 (dūn / dùn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "ton" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 吨 (dūn / dùn), 吨 (dūn / dùn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dūn, dùn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 吨 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 吨 dūn / dùnton; tonUseful words: 公吨, 吨位
- 吨 dūn / dùnton; tonUseful words: 公吨, 吨位
Common words for these 2 "ton" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 吨 (dūn / dùn) — so "ton" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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 "ton".
吨 dūn / dùn — ton; ton
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.
Common words: 公吨 (gōng dūn)、吨位 (dūn wèi)、吨数 (dūn shù)
All 2 characters
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