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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

钝 dùn
blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “blunt”

WordPinyinMeaning
艮gěnblunt; tough
直截了当 (直截了當)zhí jié liǎo dàngdirect and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward
直来直往 (直來直往)zhí lái zhí wǎngblunt; outspoken
挫折cuò zhésetback; reverse
秃 (禿)tūbald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钝.

WordPinyinMeaning
迟钝 (遲鈍)chí dùnslow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
愚钝 (愚鈍)yú dùnstupid; slow-witted
钝化 (鈍化)dùn huà(chemistry) to passivate
钝器 (鈍器)dùn qìblunt instrument (used as a weapon)
钝角 (鈍角)dùn jiǎoobtuse angle
鲁钝 (魯鈍)lǔ dùnstupid; 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.

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