吞tūn
to swallow. 7 strokes, radical 口, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin tūnStrokes 7Radical 口Band HSK 6Words 1
What 吞 is made of
天 (tiān, sky) and 口 (kǒu, mouth).
口 carries the meaning — mouth — and 天 carries the sound.
How to write 吞
Strokes 1–4 write 天, then strokes 5–7 write 口.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 吞
Words that use 吞
| 吞 | to swallow 指整个咽下去 手里托着一杯热茶，一口吞下解了渴。He swallowed it in one go and his thirst was gone. Lesson 654, 团队售票 · 匠心开拓与博大胸襟 · Mastery, Endeavor & Broad Horizons |
More characters with the radical 口
All 78 of them, and what the radical means, on the 口 radical page.