Chinese symbol for “pause”
顿
dùn
Traditional: 頓
to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pause is 顿 (dùn), defined as: to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot).
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 “pause”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暂停 (暫停) | zàn tíng | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports) |
| 停顿 (停頓) | tíng dùn | to halt; to break off |
| 消停 | xiāo tíng | to calm down; to stop |
| 打顿 (打頓) | dǎ dùn | to pause |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 整顿 (整頓) | zhěng dùn | to tidy up; to reorganize |
| 顿时 (頓時) | dùn shí | immediately; suddenly |
| 牛顿 (牛頓) | niú dùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
| 停顿 (停頓) | tíng dùn | to halt; to break off |
| 安顿 (安頓) | ān dùn | to find a place for; to help settle down |
| 顿悟 (頓悟) | dùn wù | a flash of realization; the truth in a flash |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pause”.
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.