HSK 3 · Quantity & Measure

顿

dùn

(measure word for meals); pause

Stroke order of 顿

顿 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A head 页 bent after a bundle 屯: a pause, a bow, a sit-down meal.

Parts: 屯 (sound) + 页 head

Example sentence

我一天吃三顿饭。

I eat three meals a day.

More words: Quantity & Measure

数量quantity; amount 比例proportion; ratio 程度degree; level 范围range; scope 面积area 将近nearly; almost 大约approximately; about 左右about; left and right 至少at least 足够enough 整整whole; fully 束bunch; bundle 架frame; (measure word for planes)支(measure word for pens); to support 所place; (measure word for buildings)

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