屯

• 拼音: tún
• 汉字拆解: 屯 = pictograph of a seedling pushing through the earth — oracle bone form depicts difficult sprouting

含义

To hoard; to stockpile; a village; a garrison settlement. Can function as a verb (to stockpile) or noun (a settlement, particularly a military or agricultural one).

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: everyday, commerce, geography

语气: colloquial

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal