饨

飩
tún
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 馄饨) wonton

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dōngtiān lái yì wǎn rè húntun zuì shūfu.
A bowl of hot wonton soup is the most comforting thing in winter.
HSK 7-9
Tā zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ bāo húntun.
She is wrapping wontons in the kitchen.

Tips

usage
饨 only occurs in 馄饨 (wonton), where it is normally read toneless as "tun". There is no standalone use of this character.

Components

radical
饣 shízìpáng
food; eat (radical form)
Left-side food radical, the side form of 食. It marks the character as an edible item, pairing with 馄 to make the dish 馄饨.
phonetic
屯 tún
to store; village
Right side 屯 supplies the sound tún exactly, with no drift. It is purely the phonetic element here.

Stroke Order

饨 tún