潤 meaning and stroke order
Fresh, moist; soft, sleek
How to write 潤, stroke by stroke
15 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 潤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- moist; glossy; sleek
- to moisten; to lubricate
- to embellish; to enhance
- profit; remuneration
- (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)
How 潤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 閏 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 潤
潤 (rùn) is water 氵 on the left plus 閏 (rùn), which gives the sound. Picture water seeping through a gate 門 into a king's 王 garden, keeping everything moist and glossy.
潤 means moist or smooth, and by extension to moisten, to polish writing, or profit, as in 利潤 (lìrùn). It often appears in two-character words like 濕潤 (shīrùn) and 滋潤 (zīrùn). Example: 這款面霜很滋潤。(Zhè kuǎn miànshuāng hěn zīrùn.) This face cream is very moisturizing.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 潤 (rùn) with 閏 (rùn, leap, as in leap year) and leave off the water radical. Also note that 潤 uses 王 inside 門, not 玉 or 主.
Common words with 潤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 潤
How many strokes are in 潤?
潤 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 潤 mean?
潤 (rùn) means fresh, moist; soft, sleek. A common word with it is 利润 (lìrùn), meaning "profits".
How do you pronounce 潤?
潤 is pronounced rùn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 潤?
The radical of 潤 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 潤 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 潤?
潤 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 润, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 潤 mean in Chinese internet slang?
Since about 2021, 潤 has been used online as a pun on the English word run. It means to emigrate or leave the country to escape bad conditions, as in 我想潤了 (wǒ xiǎng rùn le), I want to get out.
How is 潤 used when talking about writing?
It can mean to polish or touch up a text. The common word is 潤色 (rùnsè), to polish a piece of writing, as in 請幫我潤色這篇文章 (qǐng bāng wǒ rùnsè zhè piān wénzhāng), please help me polish this article.