Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced dun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced dun, including 顿 dùn, 盾 dùn, 吨 dūn / dùn, 敦 dūn, 蹲 dūn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For dun, start on d and let it run into un without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial d
Start the syllable on the initial d, then run straight into the final un — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (顿 dùn, 盾 dùn, 吨 dūn / dùn, 敦 dūn, 蹲 dūn) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound dun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
dun turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 吨, 敦, 蹲 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 顿, 盾 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing dun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.