Definitions
(verb)
to station (troops); to store up
(noun)
village
(adjective)
difficult
Etymology
Depicts a recently germinated plant. Based on the original meaning "sprout". The meaning later expanded to "gather", "guard", "station", and "village".
About
Originally an ideogram, 屯 depicted a sprout pushing through soil. This image of upward effort and accumulation led to meanings of gathering or amassing. In a military context, it came to mean stationing troops or establishing a camp. This sense of a settled cluster later extended to denote a village, settlement, or farming community.
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部队在山脚下安营屯兵。
这里以前是个屯垦戍边的地方。
他们在边境线上屯驻了重兵。
这个屯子里的居民都很热情。
农民们在地窖里屯了许多粮食。
政府下令屯粮以备不时之需。
他在电脑里屯了很多电影。
我们要为过冬屯一些蔬菜。