顿
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
顿 (dùn) · measure word for meals
顿 (dùn) means “measure word for meals”. It is made of 屯 + 页 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 顿 into its parts
What 顿 is made of
- 屯 tún — village
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 屮 chè — sprout
- 凵 qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 页 yè — page
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人 rén — person
- 贝 bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 屯 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
顿 stroke order
Example sentences
我一天吃三顿饭。Wǒ yī tiān chī sān dùn fàn.I eat three meals a day.
周末我们一起吃顿饭吧。Zhōumò wǒmen yīqǐ chī dùn fàn ba.Let's have a meal together this weekend.
Words with 顿
Also built with 屯
Quick facts
| Pinyin | dùn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | measure word for meals; to pause |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 頁 (leaf, #181) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 顿
What does 顿 mean?
顿 (dùn) means “measure word for meals; to pause”.
How many strokes does 顿 have?
顿 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 顿?
The radical of 顿 is 頁 (yè, “leaf”), Kangxi radical number 181.
What parts make up 顿?
顿 is made of 屯 (village) and 页 (page).
Which HSK level is 顿?
顿 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 顿 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.