Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced lun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced lun, including 论 lún / lùn, 伦 lún, 轮 lún, 仑 lún. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For lun, start on l and let it run into un without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial l
Start the syllable on the initial l, 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 (论 lún / lùn, 伦 lún, 轮 lún, 仑 lún) and lock in their tones. 4 common characters share the sound lun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
lun turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 论, 伦, 轮… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing lun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
4 common characters in this group.