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惇

dūn
adjective #79,432

Meanings

  1. 1 sincere and kindhearted; honest
  2. 2 to value; to attach importance to

Examples

他为人惇厚，大家都信任他。
Tā wéirén dūn hòu, dàjiā dōu xìnrèn tā.
He was honest and kindhearted, and everyone trusted him.
古人惇信，重视品德。
Gǔrén dūn xìn, zhòngshì pǐndé.
The ancients valued honesty and gave weight to moral integrity.

Tips

usage
Literary, with the same core sense as 敦 in 敦厚 ('honest and generous'). It can also mean to value or stress something, as in placing weight on sincerity. The character is now mostly seen in classical texts and given names.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart; mind
The heart radical on the left, the side form of 心. It marks 惇 as an inner quality of character, here sincerity and kindness.
phonetic
享 xiǎng
to enjoy; to offer
Supplies the sound on the right. Standalone 享 is xiǎng, drifted to dūn here, sharing a root with the 敦 in 敦厚.

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Stroke Order

惇 dūn