润 (rùn): moist, glossy, sleek, to moisten, to lubricate, to embellish, to enhance
润 (rùn) is a Chinese character meaning “moist.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 闰 (phonetic). It ranks #1361 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 润 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- moist
- glossy
- sleek
- to moisten
- to lubricate
- to embellish
- to enhance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 润
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 润滑油noun | rùn huá yóu | lubricating oil |
| 滋润adjective | zī rùn | moist |
| 润滑剂noun | rùn huá jì | lubricant |
| 湿润adjective | shī rùn | moist |
| 润滑verb | rùn huá | smooth |
| 润色verb | rùn sè | to polish (a piece of writing) |
| 红润adjective | hóng rùn | ruddy |
| 圆润adjective | yuán rùn | mellow and full |
| 周润发 | zhōu rùn fā | Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star |
| 利润率noun | lì rùn lǜ | profit margin |
| 润泽adjective | rùn zé | moist |
| 润饰verb | rùn shì | to adorn |
| 浸润verb | jìn rùn | to permeate |
| 润发露 | rùn fà lù | hair conditioner |
| 超额利润 | chāo é lì rùn | superprofit |
润 appears in 50 compound words: 52 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 14 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 润 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
暴雨过后,润水上涨,淹没了低洼的街道。
bào yǔ guò hòu , rùn shuǐ shǎng zhǎng , yān méi le dī 洼 de jiē dào .
After the downpour, the floodwaters rose, submerging the low-lying streets.
...:渣打(02888.HK)上季基本税前利润逊 但资本回报较佳
. . . : zhā dǎ ( 0 2 8 8 8 . H K ) shàng jì jī běn shuì qián lì rùn xùn dàn zī běn huí bào jiào jiā
...: Standard Chartered (02888.HK) had a lower basic pre-tax profit last quarter but a better return on capital
Pacific Current上半财年利润暴跌56%,尽管已实现零负债
P a c i f i c C u r r e n t shàng bàn cái nián lì rùn bào diē 5 6 , jǐn guǎn yǐ shí xiàn líng fù zhài
Pacific Current's profit plummeted 56% in the first half of the fiscal year, despite achieving zero debt
...nerali 2025财年业绩:创纪录利润,拟派发2.9欧元股息
. . . n e r a l i 2 0 2 5 cái nián yè jì : chuàng jì lù lì rùn , nǐ pài fā 2 . 9 ōu yuán gǔ xī
... Nerali fiscal year 2025 results: record profit, proposed dividend of 2.9 euros
...nca Generali第四季度创纪录利润但股价下跌
. . . n c a G e n e r a l i dì sì jì dù chuàng jì lù lì rùn dàn gǔ jià xià diē
... nca generali posted record profit in the fourth quarter, but shares fell
旅行社的利润猛涨。
Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhàng.
Travel agencies' profits soared.
这个男孩有一张红润的脸。
Zhège nánhái yǒu yī zhāng hóngrùn de liǎn.
The boy had a red face.
润滑系统设计得不好。
Rùnhuá xìtǒng shèjì de bù hǎo.
The lubrication system was poorly designed.
我加上一些最后的润饰。
Wǒ jiāshàng yīxiē zuì hòu de rùnshì.
I add a few finishing touches.
我所爱的是白皙红润,千里挑一的。
Wǒ suǒ ài de shì báixī hóngrùn, qiānlǐ tiāo yī de.
My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
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