lún
green silk thread or tassel
To spin thread 糹 into order 侖; 侖 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 綸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
polyester fiber | ||
to classify | ||
acrylic fiber | ||
politically astute | ||
polypropylene fiber |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*k.rˤu[n] (dialect: *k.rˤ- > *kˤr-) | kwean | guān | ribbon; kelp |
*k.ru[n] | lwin | lún | woof; twist a cord |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3560th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 14 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+7DB8 |
Shuowen | “綸，青絲綬也。从糸，侖聲。” |
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