暈 meaning and stroke order
Dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
How to write 暈, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 暈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- confused
- dizzy
- giddy
- to faint
- to swoon
- to lose consciousness
- dizzy
- halo
- ring around moon or sun
How 暈 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 軍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 暈
暈 puts the sun 日 (rì) on top of 軍 (jūn), which gives the sound. Picture an army 軍 marching under a blazing sun 日 until the soldiers see a halo around it and feel dizzy.
暈 is the traditional form, and in mainland simplified text it is written 晕. It appears in words about dizziness and fainting, like 头晕 (tóuyūn) and 晕倒 (yūndǎo). Example: 我有点头晕。(Wǒ yǒudiǎn tóuyūn.) I feel a little dizzy.
Common mistake: Learners often use the first tone everywhere, but motion sickness words use fourth tone: 晕车 (yùnchē) and 晕船 (yùnchuán). Also do not confuse 暈 with 運 (yùn, luck), which shares the 軍 part but has the walking radical instead of the sun.
Common words with 暈
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 暈
How many strokes are in 暈?
暈 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 暈 mean?
暈 (yūn) means dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars. A common word with it is 晕车 (yùnchē), meaning "to be carsick".
How do you pronounce 暈?
暈 is pronounced yūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 暈?
The radical of 暈 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 暈 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 暈?
暈 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 晕, used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 暈 read yūn and when is it read yùn?
Use yūn for feeling dizzy or fainting, as in 头晕 (tóuyūn) and 晕倒 (yūndǎo). Use yùn for halos and for motion sickness, as in 晕车 (yùnchē) and 月晕 (yuèyùn, a ring around the moon).
Can 晕 be used on its own in casual speech?
Yes. People say 我晕了 (wǒ yūn le) to mean they feel dizzy, and online 晕 is often used alone to mean something like "I can't believe this" or "I'm confused."