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The character 吨, denoting the metric ton, entered Chinese as a transliteration of the English word 'ton', with its traditional form 噸 combining the mouth radical 口 and the phonetic component 頓 to indicate pronunciation. In the simplified form 吨, the phonetic element is replaced by 屯, which offers a simpler graphic structure while maintaining phonetic similarity. Originally absent from classical Chinese, this character was coined specifically for this unit of measurement, and its meaning has been consistently tied to representing a weight equivalent to one thousand kilograms since its adoption.
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这辆车重五吨。
我们买了三吨苹果。
这座桥能承重十吨。
工厂每月消耗千吨水。
货轮装载了万吨货物。
今年的粮食产量增加了数吨。
由于技术改进，吨钢耗电量下降了。
该矿区已探明储量达亿吨，但年开采量仅百万吨。