抡

掄

lūn, lún

仑 + 扌

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Frequency#3869

Definitions

lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)

lún to select

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 仑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 掄.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 仑

About

The character 抡, traditionally written as 掄, is structured with the hand radical 扌 and the phonetic component 侖, which was later simplified to 仑. Its early usage conveyed the sense of selecting or choosing, but the meaning gradually shifted to emphasize the physical action of swinging or brandishing, as in wielding a tool or weapon. This semantic change moved from an abstract sense of choice to a concrete manual motion, while the character's form was modified by reducing the phonetic element for graphical simplicity.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他抡起了大锤。

Tā lūn qǐle dà chuí.

He swung the large hammer.

爸爸抡着斧头砍柴。

Bàba lūn zhe fǔtou kǎn chái.

Dad is swinging an axe to chop wood.

那个大汉抡拳打了过来。

Nàgè dàhàn lūn quán dǎle guòlái.

That big man swung his fist and struck.

他胡乱抡着手里的棍子。

Tā húluàn lūn zhe shǒu lǐ de gùnzi.

He was wildly swinging the stick in his hand.

只见他抡起铁锹，开始挖土。

Zhǐ jiàn tā lūn qǐ tiěqiāo, kāishǐ wā tǔ.

He was seen lifting the shovel and starting to dig.

他气得抡起书包就砸了过去。

Tā qì de lūn qǐ shūbāo jiù zále guòqù.

In anger, he swung his schoolbag and threw it.

别在这里抡胳膊甩腿的，太危险了。

Bié zài zhèlǐ lūn gēbo shuǎi tuǐ de, tài wēixiǎn le.

Don't swing your arms and legs around here; it's too dangerous.

他在比赛中力挫群雄，一举抡元。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng lì cuò qún xióng, yī jǔ lūn yuán.

He defeated all the strong competitors in the competition and came out on top.

Related Characters

Component: 仑

Component: 扌