顿 (dùn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

dùn to pause; to bow; to arrange 10 strokes · Radical 页 (page) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 顿 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced dùn.

to pause
to bow
to arrange

Stroke Order & Practice

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顿 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

顿 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

顿 =

屯 left village

页 right page

Radical

The radical of 顿 is 页 — meaning page. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 顺频项预.

How the character is built

顿 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 页 (head) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 屯 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 顿

顿 dùn (measure word: meals); to pause

我们一天吃三顿饭。

Wǒmen yì tiān chī sān dùn fàn.

We eat three meals a day.

FAQ

What does 顿 mean in Chinese?

顿 (dùn) means to pause; to bow; to arrange. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 顿 have?

顿 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 顿?

The radical of 顿 is 页 (page). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 顺, 频, 项, 预.

What is the pinyin for 顿?

顿 is pronounced dùn.

What HSK 4 words use 顿?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 顿 appears in 1 word, including 顿 (dùn). See the full list above.