頓 (deon6 | dun4) : pause; suddenly; nod; arrange; time

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頓

deon6

dun4

[1] [v] pause; halt; stop
[2] [adv] suddenly; immediately; promptly
[3] [v] nod; bow; stamp (the foot)
[4] [v] arrange; settle; put in order
[5] [measure] time; turn

頓 has one extra pair of readings - Jyutping duk6 and Pinyin du2 - used only for the name 冒頓, a Tartar chieftain around 200 BC. Jyutping deon1 is used for the name 牛頓 (Newton) and deon2 for several other names, such as 嘉頓 (Garden).

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: (#181)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

頓 / 顿

This word has been viewed 7370 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2015 11:30

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喼頓 gip1 deon6*2 = captain (loanword) 粵

頓悟 deon6 ng6 dun4 wu4 = suddenly realize 國

頓號 deon6 hou6 dun4 hao4 = caesura mark; enumeration mark

華盛頓 waa4 sing6 deon6 hua2 sheng4 dun4 = Washington

華盛頓特區 waa4 sing6 deon6 dak6 keoi1 hua2 sheng4 dun4 te4 qu1 = Washington D.C.

整頓 zing2 deon6 zheng3 dun4 = to rectify; to reorganise; to consolidate

頓時 deon6 si4 dun4 shi2 = at once; immediately; forthwith

停頓 ting4 deon6 ting2 dun4 = to pause; to dwell; to stagnate; to halt; to stop

安頓 ngon1 deon6 an1 dun4 = undisturbed, peaceful

舟車勞頓 zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6 = fatigued by a long journey; travel-worn

波士頓龍蝦 bo1 si6 deon6*2 lung4 haa1 = Boston lobster

茅塞頓開 maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1 mao2 se4 dun4 kai1 = suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light

威靈頓街 wai1 ling4 deon6 gaai1 wei1 ling2 dun4 jie1 = Wellington Street, Central & Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

馬其頓 maa5 kei4 deon6 ma3 qi2 dun4 = Macedonia

波士頓 bo1 si6 deon6*2 bo1 shi4 dun4 = Boston

休斯頓 jau1 si1 deon6 xiu1 si1 dun4 = Houston (post 1997 transliteration)

漢密爾頓 hon3 mat6 ji5 deon6 han4 mi4 er3 dun4 = [translit.] Hamilton

波士頓大學 bo1 si6 deon6*2 daai6 hok6 bo1 shi4 dun4 da4 xue2 = Boston University

華盛頓時報 waa4 sing6 deon6 si4 bou3 hua2 sheng4 dun4 shi2 bao4 = Washington Times (newspaper)

華盛頓郵報 waa4 sing6 deon6 jau4 bou3 hua2 sheng4 dun4 you2 bao4 = Washington Post (newspaper)

牛頓 ngau4 deon6 niu2 dun4 = (Isaac) Newton

牛頓力學 ngau4 deon6 lik6 hok6 niu2 dun4 li4 xue2 = Newtonian mechanics

馬其頓邊境 maa5 kei4 deon6 bin1 ging2 = the Yugoslav-Macedonia border

曼克頓 maan6 hak1 deon6 man4 ke4 dun4 = Manhattan

士丹頓街 si6 daan1 deon6 gaai1 = Staunton Street

華盛頓州 waa4 sing6 deon6 zau1 hua2 sheng4 dun4 zhou1 = Washington State

華盛頓大學 waa4 sing6 deon6 daai6 hok6 hua2 sheng4 dun4 da4 xue2 = University of Washington

馬其頓共和國 maa5 kei4 deon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 ma3 qi2 dun4 gong4 he2 guo2 = Macedonia

抑揚頓挫 jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 = in cadence

修頓球場 sau1 deon6*2/6 kau4 coeng4 = Southorn Playground

修頓遊樂場 sau1 deon6*2/6 jau4 lok6 coeng4 = Southorn Playground

候斯頓 hau6 si1 deon6 = Houston (pre-1997 transliteration) 粵

前南斯拉夫的馬其頓共和國 cin4 naam4 si1 laai1 fu1 dik1 maa5 kei4 deon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 qian2 nan2 si1 la1 fu1 de5 ma3 qi2 dun4 gong4 he2 guo2 = The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

克林頓 hak1 lam4 deon6 ke4 lin2 dun4 = (Bill) Clinton

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