吞

tūn

to swallow; to take

Radical: 口 HSK 6 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吞 decomposes into the following components:

天 口

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 天.

Words containing 吞

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吞.

云吞
yún tūn
wonton
侵吞
qīn tūn
to annex
吞吃
tūn chī
to devour
吞吐
tūn tǔ
to take in and send out (in large quantities)
吞咽
tūn yàn
to swallow
吞噬
tūn shì
to swallow
吞声
tūn shēng
to swallow one's cries
吞并
tūn bìng
to annex
吞拿
tūn ná
tuna (loanword)
吞服
tūn fú
to swallow
吞没
tūn mò
to embezzle
吞灭
tūn miè
to absorb

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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