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CHINESE CHARACTER

yūn

晕

晕

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halo

Numbered pinyin
yun1
English meanings
confused, dizzy, giddy, to faint, to swoon, to lose consciousness, to pass out, dizzy, halo, ring around moon or sun

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 日; bottom 军.

  • Top

    日
  • Bottom

    军
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    • Top

      冖
    • Bottom

      车
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Meaning & sound clues

日 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sun”.

军 is identified as the sound component (jūn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 晕.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱日军

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tóuyūn头晕。

    Dizzy.

  2. 02

    yūndǎo晕倒。

    Faint.

  3. 03

    yùnchē晕车。

    Carsick.

  4. 04

    yūn晕chuán船。

    Seasick.

  5. 05

    yǒu有diǎn点yūn晕。

    A little dizzy.

  6. 06

    yǎnqián眼前yī一hēi黑。

    Everything went dark.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 头晕
  • 晕倒
  • 晕车