Meaning of 轮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- wheel; disk; ring
- steamship
- to take turns; to rotate
- classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
How to use 轮
轮 means wheel in words like 车轮 (chēlún) and 轮胎 (lúntāi), and it also means to take turns, as in 轮流 (lúnliú). As a measure word it counts rounds of an event or big round things like the moon. 现在轮到你了。(Xiànzài lún dào nǐ le.) Now it's your turn.
轮 has 车 (chē, vehicle) on the left and 仑 (lún) on the right, which gives the sound. Think of the part of a vehicle that turns round and round: the wheel.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 轮 with 论 (lùn, to discuss) and 伦 (lún, human relations), which share the right side 仑. Check the left side: 车 for wheels and turns, 讠 for speech, 亻 for people.
轮 in example sentences
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轮 lún · wheel · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 轮.
| 轮椅 | lúnyǐ | wheelchair |
| 轮子 | lúnzi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner |
| 轮船 | lúnchuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat |
| 轮胎 | lúntāi | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 轮流 | lúnliú | to alternate; to take turns |
| 车轮 | chēlún | wheel |
| 轮廓 | lúnkuò | outline; silhouette |
| 轮换 | lúnhuàn | to rotate; to take turns |
| 轮到 | lúndào | to be (sb's or sth's) turn |
| 一轮 | yīlún | first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) |
| 轮回 | lúnhuí | (Buddhism) samsara; cycle of rebirth; to recur cyclically; to succeed one another in cycle |
| 齿轮 | chǐlún | (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel) |
Questions about 轮
What does 轮 mean?
轮 (lún) means "wheel; disk; ring; steamship" and is used as a noun, verb and measure word.
How do you write 轮?
轮 is made of 1 character: 轮 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 轮 an HSK word?
Yes. 轮 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 轮 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 轮 is written 輪.
How do you say 'it's my turn' in Chinese?
Say 轮到我了 (lún dào wǒ le). The pattern 轮到 + person means it is that person's turn.
How is 轮 used as a measure word?
It counts rounds of a competition or talks, as in 第二轮比赛 (dì èr lún bǐsài, the second round of the match). It is also used for the sun or moon in written style, as in 一轮明月 (yì lún míngyuè, a bright moon).