蘊 meaning and stroke order
To collect, to gather, to store; profound
How to write 蘊, stroke by stroke
20 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 蘊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to accumulate
- to hold in store
- to contain
- to gather together
- to collect
- depth
How 蘊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 縕 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蘊
Grass 艹 (cǎo) on top gives the meaning, and 縕 (yùn) below gives the sound. Picture layers of plants piled up and stored away, holding something deep inside.
蘊 is a traditional form, and in mainland simplified text it appears as 蕴. It is mostly used in written or formal words about hidden resources or depth, such as 蕴藏 (yùncáng) and 底蕴 (dǐyùn). 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 mix up the lower part 縕 with 温 (wēn, warm), because they share the same right side. Remember that 蘊 has the silk radical 糸 on the left under the grass, not the water radical 氵, and it is read in the fourth tone, yùn.
Common words with 蘊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 蘊
How many strokes are in 蘊?
蘊 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蘊 mean?
蘊 (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 蘊?
蘊 is pronounced yùn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 蘊?
The radical of 蘊 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蘊 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 蘊?
蘊 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 蕴, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 蘊 be used as a word by itself?
Rarely in modern speech. It almost always appears inside compounds like 蕴藏, 蕴涵, 蕴含, or 底蕴.
What is the difference between 蕴含 and 包含?
包含 (bāohán) is a neutral word for 'include' or 'contain'. 蕴含 (yùnhán) suggests something deeper or hidden inside, like meaning in a poem or wisdom in a story.