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Translingual
Han character
咚 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口竹水卜 (RHEY), four-corner 67033, composition ⿰口冬)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 185, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 608, character 1
- Unihan data for U+549A
Chinese
Pronunciation
Definitions
咚
- (onomatopoeia) ratatat (sound of a drum or repeated hits)
他咚咚咚使勁地敲門。
他咚咚咚使劲地敲门。 - Tā dōngdōngdōng shǐjìn de qiāomén.
- He rained blows on the door.
- (onomatopoeia) boom; thump; thud (sound of a drum or something falling)
郵差把郵包咚地一聲扔在地板上。
邮差把邮包咚地一声扔在地板上。 - Yóuchā bǎ yóubāo dōng de yī shēng rēng zài dìbǎn shàng.
- The postman plonked the mail bag on the floor.
他從樹上咚地一聲摔在了地上。
他从树上咚地一声摔在了地上。 - Tā cóng shù shàng dōng de yī shēng shuāi zài le dì shàng.
- He fell out of the tree and landed on the ground with a thud.
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