墩子 (dūn zǐ) — block of wood or stone, used as a cutting block…

Definition

noun

block of wood or stoneused as a cutting blockseator base

Measure word · 个

墩子。
Tā zuò zài mén kǒu de dūn zǐ shàng xiū xi.
He sat on the block of wood at the door to rest.
墩子。
Chú shī yòng dūn zǐ dāng zhēn bǎn qiē cài.
The chef uses the block as a chopping board to cut vegetables.
墩子。
Yuàn zi lǐ fàng zhe yí gè dà shí dūn zǐ.
There is a large stone block in the yard.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

墩 names a block, and 子 makes it a concrete thing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土敦墩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

敦

Same sound today

墩 pairs 土 (soil) with 敦, which gives the sound dūn.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.