dūn

墩 (dūn) is a Chinese word meaning “block; gate pillar; pier”.

Meanings

  1. 1block
  2. 2gate pillar
  3. 3pier
  4. 4classifier for clusters of plants
  5. 5classifier for rounds in a card game: trick
  6. 6(archaic) watchtower

Related words

墩old variant of 墩[dun1]桥墩bridge pier墩子squat block (of stone, wood etc)墩布swab胖墩墩short and stout坐墩Chinese drum-shaped stool屁墩儿(dialect) a fall on the buttocks拱墩pillar of a vault矮墩墩pudgy肥墩墩exceedingly obese胖墩儿(coll.) short, fat person (esp. a kid)菜墩子chopping block

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