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漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

屯: barracks, police station

Also: camp, ton

JLPT N14 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

屮 carries the meaning · 丿 is drawn in

4 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

トンton · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 駐屯ちゅうとんstationing (troops); garrisoning
  • 屯営とんえいmilitary camp; barracks; camping

たむろtamuro · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 屯たむろgathering; place where people gather

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“Push through the barrier! Imagine a tiny sprout winding its way upward, bending and twisting to find the sun.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
丿

Also built on diagonal sweeping stroke (丿)

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屯 gives its sound to

The family reading is トン (ton). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read トン

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
屯 barracks · 丿 + 屮
vs凶 villain · 乂 + 凵
屯 has 丿 + 屮 where 凶 has 乂 + 凵.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tún

Same form: 屯 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
屯 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
屯 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin tún most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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