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ton

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

dun1 dūn

Meaning


Primary

ton

Hint

You can better remember this character by noting that its pronunciation "dùn" is nearly the same as its meaning "ton".

Mnemonic


[du-] Dumbledore is in the [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is helping the nurses and doctors tend to the infirmary garden. He uses his magic wand to dig up a 吨 ton of soil that he piles on the grass lawn. Him and the nurses go through the 吨 ton of soil to pick out a bunch of 屯 earthworms, putting some in their 口 mouth as an idle snack. These are magic 屯 earthworms that can act as vaccines, and their goal is to collect a 吨 ton of 屯 earthworms to give to all current and future patients.

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