Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "屯", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "屯", and master the standard way of writing the character "屯".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 屯
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "屯" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to station (soldiers) / to store up, difficult / stingy
屯 [tún]
1. To gather; to store.
- Example: 蓄粮 (to store grain); 积聚 (to accumulate); 聚集 (to gather).
2. To garrison/defend.
- Example: 驻军 (station troops); 屯田 (garrison troops open up wasteland).
3. A village.
- Example: 皇姑屯 (Huanggu village); 屯子 (village).
4. To accumulate; to store up.
- Example: To store grain; 积聚财富 (to accumulate wealth).
5. To block or obstruct.
- Example: 阻塞道路 (to block the road); 屯街 (to block the street).
屯 [tún] (as a noun)
1. A village.
- Example: 村落 (village; hamlet).
2. A camp.
3. A small hill.
4. A pier (place near a river where boats dock).
5. In the Maya calendar, a year composed of eighteen months, each having twenty days, forming a cycle of 360 days, also used to derive the longer year of 365 days.
屯 [zhūn]
1. Difficult; hard.
- Example: 困难 (difficulty); 困顿 (to be in a predicament).
2. Slow or dull-witted.
- Example: 笨拙 (clumsy).
屯 [zhūn] (as a verb)
1. To grudge (to be reluctant).
- Example: 吝惜 (to be stingy).
2. See also: tún (different meanings).
Further Reading: For additional related terms, refer to "屯留县".