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The character 顿 is a phono-semantic compound with 屯 as the phonetic element on the left and the head radical 页 on the right, which in its traditional form 頓 uses 頁. The radical signifies meaning related to the head, face, or neck. Its original sense described the physical act of bowing the head or striking it against the ground in reverence. This sudden, halting motion of the head later generalized to mean any abrupt pause or brief cessation of action, and eventually developed into a measure word for meals or sudden bursts of activity.
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我们吃一顿饭。
他停顿了一会儿。
天气顿时变冷了。
公司需要整顿纪律。
他一顿批评让我很难过。
经过整顿，部门效率提高了。
他顿悟了人生的道理。
在整顿市场秩序的过程中，政府采取了多项措施。