屯 (tún): to stockpile; to hoard

Meanings

1 to stockpile; to hoard
2 village; hamlet (used in place names)

Characters

屯

tun

to stockpile; village

Examples

很多人开始屯粮食了。

Hěn duō rén kāishǐ tún liángshi le.

Many people have started hoarding food.

别屯那么多东西，家里放不下。

Bié tún nàme duō dōngxi, jiā lǐ fàng bu xià.

Don't hoard so much stuff — there's no room at home.

Tips

culture

屯 appears in many Chinese place names as a legacy of ancient military settlements, where soldiers would garrison and farm. 三里屯 (Sānlǐtún), Beijing's famous nightlife district, literally means 'three-mile village.'

In Pop Culture

三里屯 Sānlǐtún

Sanlitun

Beijing's trendiest nightlife and shopping district

Stroke Order

屯 tún

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