Chinese words starting with “lun”
14 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable lun. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial l · final un · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 9
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 14 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 轮 | lún | qv,g,v | wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn | |
| 2 | 论文 | lùn wén | n | paper; treatise; thesis; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) | |
| 3 | 轮胎 | lún tāi | n | tire; pneumatic tire | |
| 4 | 论坛 | lùn tán | n | forum (for discussion) | |
| 5 | 轮椅 | lún yǐ | n | wheelchair | |
| 6 | 轮流 | lún liú | v | to alternate; to take turns | |
| 7 | 伦理 | lún lǐ | n | ethics | |
| 8 | 轮廓 | lún kuò | n | an outline; silhouette | |
| 9 | 论证 | lùn zhèng | v,vn | to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove (through argument); proof | |
| 10 | 轮子 | lún zi | n | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | |
| 11 | 轮船 | lún chuán | n | steamship; steamer; steamboat | |
| 12 | 抡 | lūn | v | to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money) | |
| 13 | 论述 | lùn shù | vn,v | treatise; discourse; exposition | |
| 14 | 轮换 | lún huàn | v,vn | to rotate; to take turns |
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