墩

dūn

noun #19,218

Measure Word

一个桥墩 gè

Meanings

1 block
2 stump
3 gate pillar
4 bridge pier
5 clump (of plants)
6 classifier for clusters of plants or rounds in a card game

Characters

block; stump; pier; clump

Examples

工人们正在修建桥墩。

Gōngrénmen zhèngzài xiūjiàn qiáo dūn.

The workers are building bridge piers.

她坐在一个木墩子上休息。

Tā zuò zài yīgè mù dūn zi shàng xiūxi.

She sat on a wooden stump to rest.

Stroke Order

墩 dūn