| 頓 | 166A05 10S.80-3 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄉㄨㄣˋ [dun4] | ||
| N. adjunct. | What takes place at one time (like a about, meal, etc.): 一頓飯 one meal; 一頓惡打 (or 罵) a good thrashing or tongue lashing. | |||||
| N. | A pause (in music, reading); a stamping (in dance); a pause of the brush with silent pressure in calligraphy. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To make a meaningful pause as in calligraphy: 頓筆 make caesura or period, a pause for breath in reading or writing; 停頓 (affairs) draw to a stop, at a standstill. (2) To nod: 頓首 make ceremonious nod; 頓足 to stamp one's foot as in regret. (3) To place or arrange for rest: 安頓 put (person, object) in a restful or safe place. | |||||
| Adj. | Frustrated, meeting with difficulties: 困頓 unsuccessful in career; 委頓 dispirited, downhearted. | |||||
| Adv. | Suddenly: 頓改前非 suddenly reform oneself; 頓悟 suddenly realize (the truth), (Zen) awakening in a flash of insight. | |||||
| Words | 1. 頓號 [dun4hao4], n., the caesura sign “、” placed between several proper names, as different from comma. 2. 頓躓 [dun4zhi4], v.i., falter; meet many mishaps. 3. 頓首 [dun4shou3], v.i., make ceremonious nod, bow. 4. 頓時 [dun4shi2], adv., at once, immediately, in a short space. 5. 頓挫 [dun4cuo4], v.i., sustain delays, obstacles. | |||||