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吨 is a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional form 噸 combines the semantic radical 口 (kǒu, mouth), commonly used for phonetic loanwords, with the phonetic component 頓 (dùn). The simplified character 吨 replaces 頓 with the simpler 屯 (tún). It was created to transliterate the English word "ton", serving as a modern loanword for a unit of weight. As such, it lacks classical Chinese origins and is used for both the ton and metric ton, including ship displacement.
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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。