囤 (tún) is a Chinese character meaning “to store up”. It is written from 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 屯 (village; to station), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
囗 + 屯
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：7 画 = 囗 3 画 + 屯 4 画；部首取康熙 31 囗部
Memory aid
A village's harvest (屯) shut inside a walled enclosure (囗) — everything is piled up and kept, not sold.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 囤积tún jīto hoard; to stockpile囤 = tún
- 囤货tún huòto stockpile goods囤 = tún
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All readings
to store up
to store up; to hoard; to stockpile
大量储存货物或粮食。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 囤积tún jīto hoard; to stockpile囤 = tún
- 囤货tún huòto stockpile goods囤 = tún
Rare readings, not taught: dùn
Sound component
屯 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 囤 mean?
囤 (tún) means to store up; to hoard; to stockpile.
How do you pronounce 囤?
It is pronounced tún.
What parts is 囤 made of?
囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 屯 (village; to station), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：7 画 = 囗 3 画 + 屯 4 画；部首取康熙 31 囗部. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 囤 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 囤?
囗. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 囤?
Common ones are 囤积 and 囤货. The reading of 囤 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.