吞 Stroke Order — How to Write 吞

Stroke Order

吞 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

吞 Radical and Character Components

Components:天口

吞 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 天 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 4 more strokes

吞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

tūn

Meanings of 吞 in Chinese

tūn吞

To swallow (food) without chewing or with little chewing; to gulp down.

他饿得狼吞虎咽，几分钟就把饭吃完了

He was so hungry that he wolfed down his food, finishing the meal in just a few minutes.

To merge, annex, or encroach upon, often implying absorption or engulfment (e.g., of a smaller entity by a larger one).

这家大公司试图吞并市场上的几家小企业。

This large company attempted to annex several small businesses in the market.

Common Words and Phrases with 吞

tūn吞bìng并

to annex; to merge; to swallow up and incorporate

经过一番协商，大企业成功吞并了那家创新型初创公司。

After some negotiation, the large enterprise successfully absorbed that innovative startup.

tūn吞bō剥

to embezzle and exploit

不良商家常常通过各种手段吞剥消费者的血汗钱

Unscrupulous merchants often exploit consumers' hard-earned money through various means.

tūn吞fú服

to swallow (medicine, food, etc.); to take orally

医生建议病人饭后吞服药物

The doctor advised the patient to swallow the medicine after meals.

tūn吞jīn金

to swallow gold or gold jewelry to commit suicide

在古代，某些绝望的囚犯为了了结生命，会选择吞金。

In ancient times, some desperate prisoners would choose to swallow gold to end their lives.

tūn吞mò没

To engulf, swallow completely, or misappropriate funds.

洪水吞没了整个村庄，只留下屋顶的尖角露在水面上。

The floodwaters engulfed the entire village, leaving only the tips of the rooftops visible above the surface.

tūn吞miè灭

to conquer and annex; to swallow up and eliminate

黑暗吞灭了最后的光芒，森林陷入了一片寂静。

The darkness engulfed the last ray of light, and the forest plunged into silence.

tūn吞shēng声

To hold back one's cries or sobs; to dare not cry out.

孩子受了委屈，却只能躲在角落里吞声地抽泣。

The child, feeling wronged, could only hide in the corner and sob silently.

tūn吞shēng声yǐn饮qì气

to endure silently without complaint, often after being wronged

尽管遭受了不公平的对待，她也只能吞声饮气，默默地承受一切。

Despite the unfair treatment she received, she could only swallow her indignation and silently endure everything.

tūn吞shēng声yǐn饮qì泣

to weep silently, suppressing one's cries and tears

听到噩耗，她只能躲在角落里吞声饮泣，不敢让家人发现。

Hearing the bad news, she could only hide in a corner, swallowing her tears and weeping silently, not daring to let her family find out.

tūn吞shí食

to swallow; to devour; to eat up

小鸟迅速地吞食着地上的谷粒。

The little bird quickly devoured the grains on the ground.

tūn吞shì噬

To devour or engulf completely.

熊熊烈火吞噬了整片森林。

The raging fire devoured the entire forest.

tūn吞tǔ吐

To handle a large volume of goods or materials (e.g., a port's capacity); also, to equivocate or mince words.

这个港口每月吞吐量达到百万吨。

This port's monthly throughput reaches one million tons.

tūn吞tūn吞tǔ吐tǔ吐

To speak hesitantly and evasively, often 'hem and haw,' suggesting reluctance to speak frankly or having something to hide.

他看起来吞吞吐吐的，似乎有什么难以启齿的事情想告诉我。

He seemed to be beating around the bush, as if there was something difficult he wanted to tell me.

tūn吞yàn咽

to cause food or drink to pass down the throat; to take something in as if by swallowing.

他大口地吞咽着食物，好像好几天没吃饭了。

He gulped down his food as if he hadn't eaten for days.

tūn吞yún云tǔ吐wù雾

To smoke, exhaling large clouds of smoke, often with a sense of satisfaction or indulgence.

舞台剧的特效制作得非常逼真，那些“神仙”一出场便吞云吐雾，仿佛置身仙境。

The special effects of the stage play were incredibly lifelike; as soon as the "immortals" appeared, they conjured smoke and mist, making it feel as if one were in a fairyland.

tūn吞zhàn占

to illegally seize or occupy