伦 (lún): human relationship, order, coherence
伦 (lún) is a Chinese character meaning “human relationship.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 仑 (structural). It ranks #970 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 伦 the logical order 仑 of human 亻 society; 仑 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- human relationship
- order
- coherence
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe logical order 仑 of human 亻 society; 仑 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰亻仑 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伦敦proper-noun | lún dūn | London, capital of United Kingdom |
| 海伦proper-noun | hǎi lún | (name) Helen or Hélène |
| 亚伦proper-noun | yà lún | Aaron (name) |
| 哥伦比亚proper-noun | gē lún bǐ yà | Colombia (country in South America) |
| 劳伦斯proper-noun | láo lún sī | Lawrence (person name) |
| 无与伦比phrase | wú yǔ lún bǐ | incomparable |
| 巴比伦proper-noun | bā bǐ lún | Babylon |
| 伦巴noun | lún bā | (loanword) rhumba |
| 哥伦布proper-noun | gē lún bù | Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) |
| 伦理noun | lún lǐ | ethics |
| 拜伦proper-noun | bài lún | George Byron (1788-1824), English poet |
| 沃伦proper-noun | wò lún | Warren (name) |
| 多伦多proper-noun | duō lún duō | Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada |
| 阿伦 | ā lún | Aalen, town in Germany |
| 佛罗伦斯proper-noun | fó luó lún sī | (Tw) Florence, Italy |
伦 appears in 100 compound words: 9 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 52 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 伦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit; accomplishment out of the ordinary
Columbia (the capital city of South Carolina, United States); Colombia (a country in South America)
Hulunbuir (a prefecture-level city and former league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
United Kingdom; British Isles; Great Britain, etc. (inaccurate and non-specific geographical designation)
to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech
outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit; accomplishment out of the ordinary
Columbia (the capital city of South Carolina, United States); Colombia (a country in South America)
Hulunbuir (a prefecture-level city and former league in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China)
United Kingdom; British Isles; Great Britain, etc. (inaccurate and non-specific geographical designation)
to speak incoherently; to ramble in one's statement; confused and incomprehensible speech
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 伦.
Example Sentences
她伦长得很美，心地也很善良。
tā lún cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .
She is exceptionally beautiful and has a kind heart.
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luó sù kè 洛 zhǔ yǎn de niǔ lún bǎo 3 yuè N e t f l i x shàng xiàn
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quán tái zuì bèn shú kè zhì shòu sī 鮨 tiān běn chā qí lún dūn hǎi wài cān jià , yù yuē fāng shì pù guāng
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wū é zhàn zhēng 4 zhōu nián qián xī zé lún sī jī hǎn huà chuān pǔ : qǐng zhàn wǒ men zhè yī biān
On the eve of the 4th anniversary of the Ukrainian-Russian War, Zelensky shouted to Trump: Please stand on our side
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yīng chāo běi lún dūn dǎ 吡 ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī sī , yuē jī . . .
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神韵德州麦克艾伦满场 市长赞震撼人心
shén yùn dé zhōu mài kè ài lún mǎn chǎng shì cháng zàn zhèn hàn rén xīn
Shen Yun Texas McAllen was full of mayors' praises
纽约和伦敦距离多远？
Niǔyuē hé Lúndūn jùlí duō yuǎn?
How far is New York from London?
你参观伦敦塔了吗？
Nǐ cānguān Lúndūn tǎ le ma?
Did you visit the Tower of London?
你想去瓦伦西亚还是巴塞罗那？
Nǐ xiǎng qù wǎ lún Xī Yà háishi Bāsàiluónà?
Do you want to go to Valencia or Barcelona?
华沙比伦敦便宜吗？
Huáshā bǐ Lúndūn piányi ma?
Is Warsaw cheaper than London?
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