Chinese symbol for “blunt”
钝
dùn
Traditional: 鈍
blunt; stupid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blunt is 钝 (dùn), defined as: blunt; stupid.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “blunt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艮 | gěn | blunt; tough |
| 直截了当 (直截了當) | zhí jié liǎo dàng | direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward |
| 直来直往 (直來直往) | zhí lái zhí wǎng | blunt; outspoken |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
| 秃 (禿) | tū | bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迟钝 (遲鈍) | chí dùn | slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought) |
| 愚钝 (愚鈍) | yú dùn | stupid; slow-witted |
| 钝化 (鈍化) | dùn huà | (chemistry) to passivate |
| 钝器 (鈍器) | dùn qì | blunt instrument (used as a weapon) |
| 钝角 (鈍角) | dùn jiǎo | obtuse angle |
| 鲁钝 (魯鈍) | lǔ dùn | stupid; slow on the uptake |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blunt”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.