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安顿 (ān dùn) — to settle (someone) in, to find a place for (someone) so they are comfortable

Definition

A verb meaning to settle someone into a comfortable place (a seat, hotel, home). It focuses on the act of arranging and placing a person, not the resulting calm state (which is 安静).

verb
to settle (someone) in, to find a place for (someone) so they are comfortable

Examples

  • 安顿。
    Wǒ bǎ mā ma ān dùn zài lǚ guǎn lǐ.
    I settled my mother in the hotel.
  • 安顿。
    Tā ān dùn hǎo hái zi jiù qù shàng bān le.
    After settling the child, she went to work.
  • 安顿。
    Gōng sī bǎ xīn yuán gōng ān dùn zài sù shè lǐ.
    The company settled new employees in the dormitory.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

安ānsettle
顿dùnarrange

安 and 顿 both carry settling and arranging senses, together meaning to place someone comfortably.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
屯
屯tún頓dùn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.

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Appears in
Home & Housing

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