Meaning
the Analects (of Confucius); by the; per; discuss; theory; to talk (about)
Chinese: 议论、理论。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lun” becomes a different word in each tone. 论 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
- 理论lǐ lùntheory; to argue; to take notice of
- 不论bù lùnwhatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- 无论wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- 结论jié lùnconclusion; verdict; to conclude; to reach a verdict
Example Sentence
同学们正在讨论这个问题。Tóng xué men zhèng zài tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí.The classmates are discussing this question.
同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoo们men(plural marker)正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat讨论tǎo lùnto discuss这个zhè ge(pronoun) this问题wèn tíquestion。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The speech radical 讠 plus 仑 (sound, ‘to sort/order’): ordered speech — ‘to discuss, talk over; a theory, view, essay; by, in terms of’ (lùn: 讨论, 理论); the Analects 论语 (lún). Simplified from 論.
A way to remember it
Ordered speech (讠) — to discuss; a theory.