敦
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kindhearted; place name
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,829 U+6566
How 敦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
享 (semantic, “share”) + 攵 (phonetic, pū)
How to remember it
candid · Heisig RSH #1646
享 enjoy + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 攵
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 攵 (pū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 攵 sound component | pū | to rap, to tap; script; to let go |
| 枚 | méi | the stalk of a shrub, the trunk of a tree |
| 玫 | méi | rose |
Words containing 敦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伦敦大学亚非学院 | Lún dūn Dà xué Yà Fēi Xué yuàn | London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
| 伦敦大学学院 | Lún dūn Dà xué Xué yuàn | University College, London |
| 大伦敦地区 | dà Lún dūn dì qū | Greater London; London region, England |
| 伦敦国际金融期货交易所 | Lún dūn Guó jì Jīn róng Qī huò Jiāo yì suǒ | London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) |
| 亚当斯敦 | Yà dāng sī dūn | Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands |
| 南安普敦 | Nán ān pǔ dūn | Southampton, town in south England |
| 北安普敦 | Běi ān pǔ dūn | Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡[Bei3 an1 pu3 d… |
| 敦化市 | Dūn huà Shì | Dunhua, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2… |
| 金斯敦 | Jīn sī dūn | Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Kingston, capital of Jamaica |
| 敦刻尔克 | Dūn kè ěr kè | Dunkirk, port in northern France |
| 开普敦 | Kāi pǔ dūn | Cape Town (city in South Africa) |
| 伦敦证券交易所 | Lún dūn Zhèng quàn Jiāo yì suǒ | London Stock Exchange (LSE) |
| 列支敦斯登 | Liè zhī dūn sī dēng | Liechtenstein (Tw) |
| 哀的美敦书 | āi dì měi dūn shū | (loanword) (old) ultimatum |
| 列支敦士登 | Liè zhī dūn shì dēng | Liechtenstein |
| 夏洛特敦 | Xià luò tè dūn | Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| 京斯敦 | Jīng sī dūn | Kingstown, capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; (Tw) Kingston, capital of Jamaica |
| 杰克·伦敦 | Jié kè · Lún dūn | Jack London (1876-1916), American writer |
| 敦化 | Dūn huà | see 敦化市[Dun1 hua4 Shi4] |
| 休斯敦 | Xiū sī dūn | Houston, Texas |