Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

confused; dizzy; giddy; faint; swoon; lose consciousness

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yun” becomes a different word in each tone. 晕 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 晕车yùn chēto be carsick
  • 头晕tóu yūndizzy
  • 晕倒yūn dǎoto faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
  • 发晕fā yūnto feel dizzy
  • 晕机yùn jīto become airsick

Example Sentence

在车上看书,他看得有点儿头晕。Zài chē shàng kàn shū, tā kàn de yǒu diǎnr tóu yūn.Reading on the bus, he got a bit dizzy.

zàiatchēcarshàngon看书kàn shūto readhekānto look after(verb complement)有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly头晕tóu yūndizzy