屯

• 병음: tún
• 한자 분석: 屯 = pictograph of a seedling pushing through the earth — oracle bone form depicts difficult sprouting

뜻

비축하다, 사재기하다; (명사) 촌락·둔(屯)

As a verb: to amass and store goods, particularly before a shortage or price rise (屯货 = hoard goods, 屯粮 = stockpile grain). As a noun: refers to a small settlement or village, especially in northern China and northeast China place names. The verb sense spiked in usage during the COVID-19 pandemic as people hoarded supplies.

예문

1. 疫情期间，不少市民疯狂屯购生活物资。
2. 东北农村的地名里常常带有'屯'字，如五家屯。
3. 春节前很多人开始屯年货，超市里人满为患。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, commerce, geography

어조: colloquial

올바른 표현

• 他提前屯了一大批大米，以备不时之需。(He stocked up on a large amount of rice in advance, as a precaution.)
• 他老家在一个叫赵家屯的小村子里。(His hometown is a small village called Zhaojiaton.)

피해야 할 표현

• 把正常购买叫做'屯' (屯 specifically implies bulk stockpiling beyond normal needs — ordinary shopping is 买)

기원과 역사

Oracle-bone script shows a plant pushing through difficult soil — originally meant 'difficult growth.' Later extended to mean 'gathering in one place,' hence settlement and stockpiling.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal