蕴 meaning and stroke order
To collect, to gather, to store; profound
How to write 蕴, 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 蕴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to accumulate
- to hold in store
- to contain
- to gather together
- to collect
- depth
How 蕴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 缊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蕴
The grass radical 艹 on top hints at plants, and 缊 (yùn) below gives the sound. Picture plants packed tightly over a bundle, storing up something rich and hidden inside.
蕴 is mostly found in formal or written words about hidden depth or stored resources, such as 蕴藏 (yùncáng), 底蕴 (dǐyùn), and 蕴含 (yùnhán). Example: 这片土地蕴藏着丰富的石油。(Zhè piàn tǔdì yùncáng zhe fēngfù de shíyóu.) This land holds rich oil reserves.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the grass radical and write 缊, which is the phonetic part and a different character. Also keep the fourth tone yùn, and do not confuse it with 运 (yùn, to move) or 韵 (yùn, rhyme), which share the sound.
Common words with 蕴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
蕴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蕴
How many strokes are in 蕴?
蕴 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 蕴 mean?
蕴 (yùn) means to collect, to gather, to store; profound. A common word with it is 蕴藏 (yùncáng), meaning "to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)".
How do you pronounce 蕴?
蕴 is pronounced yùn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 蕴?
The radical of 蕴 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蕴 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蕴?
The traditional form of 蕴 is 蘊. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蕴 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 蕴 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 蕴 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 蕴含 and 蕴涵?
Both mean to contain or imply, and they are often used interchangeably. 蕴含 is the more common everyday written form, while 蕴涵 also appears as a technical term for implication in logic.
Can 蕴 be used on its own as a word?
Rarely. In modern Chinese 蕴 almost always appears inside compound words like 蕴藏 or 底蕴 rather than standing alone.