Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced gun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced gun, including 滚 gǔn, 棍 gùn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build gun by sliding from g straight into un; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final un — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (滚 gǔn, 棍 gùn) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound gun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
gun turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 滚 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 棍 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing gun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.