轮

輪

lún

仑 + 车

HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

lún (noun) wheel; disc

lún (verb) to rotate; to turn

lún (verb,adverb) to take turns; by turn

lún (noun) steamship

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 仑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輪.

Semantic: 车 Phonetic: 仑

About

轮 is a phonosemantic compound consisting of the vehicle radical 车 (chē) and the phonetic 仑 (lún). The radical 车 indicates a connection to vehicles and wheels, while 仑 gives the sound. It is the simplified form of 輪, which used the traditional radical 車 and the phonetic 侖. The character means wheel, a rotating object, or taking turns in sequence.

Etymology Hide

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical etymology image

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我们轮流打扫房间。

Wǒmen lúnliú dǎsǎo fángjiān.

We take turns cleaning the room.

一艘大轮船停在港口。

Yì sōu dà lúnchuán tíng zài gǎngkǒu.

A big ship is docked at the port.

下一轮会议将在周一举行。

Xià yì lún huìyì jiāng zài zhōuyī jǔxíng.

The next round of meetings will be held on Monday.

自行车的前轮需要打气。

Zìxíngchē de qián lún xūyào dǎqì.

The front wheel of the bicycle needs air.

汽车的轮胎磨损很严重。

Qìchē de lúntāi mósǔn hěn yánzhòng.

The car's tires are severely worn.

历史的发展总是轮回的。

Lìshǐ de fāzhǎn zǒng shì lúnhuí de.

The development of history is always cyclical.

一轮明月挂在深蓝色的夜空。

Yì lún míngyuè guà zài shēnlánsè de yèkōng.

A bright full moon hangs in the dark blue night sky.

他在第二轮比赛中的表现堪称完美。

Tā zài dì èr lún bǐsài zhōng de biǎoxiàn kānchēng wánměi.

His performance in the second round of the competition was nearly perfect.

Related Characters

Component: 仑

Component: 车

Example Words