(rùn): moist, glossy, sleek, to moisten, to lubricate, to embellish, to enhance

(rùn) is a Chinese character meaning “moist.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1361 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, water. Its radical form (water) appears in many related characters such as (shuǐ, water), (hàn, Han ethnic group), (, steam).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. moist
  2. glossy
  3. sleek
  4. to moisten
  5. to lubricate
  6. to embellish
  7. to enhance

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵闰 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounlì rùnprofits5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
rùn huá yóulubricating oil
zī rùnmoist
rùn huá jìlubricant
湿shī rùnmoist
rùn huásmooth
rùn sèto polish (a piece of writing)
hóng rùnruddy
yuán rùnmellow and full
zhōu rùn fāChow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star
lì rùn lǜprofit margin
rùn zémoist
rùn shìto adorn
jìn rùnto permeate
rùn fà lùhair conditioner
chāo é lì rùnsuperprofit
50
Total compounds
52
As first character
34
As last character
14
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

湿shī
0.72817,040 co-occurrences
jìng
0.5674,065 co-occurrences
huá
0.5086,053 co-occurrences
fēng
0.4733,264 co-occurrences
yǒng
0.471654 co-occurrences
jìn
0.4681,536 co-occurrences
0.46421,560 co-occurrences
0.4581,944 co-occurrences
dài
0.4536,066 co-occurrences
0.45112 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

huá rùn wàn jiāHSK 5+

CR Vanguard or China Resources Vanguard Shop, a supermarket chain in Hong Kong and mainland China

phrase
zhūyuányùrùnHSK 6+

round as pearls and smooth as jade; excellent singing; polished writing

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

暴雨过后,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.

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

...:渣打(02888.HK)上季基本税前利逊 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

InvestingFeb 2026

Pacific Current上半财年利暴跌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

InvestingFeb 2026

...nerali 2025财年业绩:创纪录利,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

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...nca Generali第四季度创纪录利但股价下跌

. . . 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

Tatoeba

旅行社的利猛涨。

Lǚxíngshè de lìrùn měngzhàng.

Travel agencies' profits soared.

Tatoeba

这个男孩有一张红的脸。

Zhège nánhái yǒu yī zhāng hóngrùn de liǎn.

The boy had a red face.

Tatoeba

滑系统设计得不好。

Rùnhuá xìtǒng shèjì de bù hǎo.

The lubrication system was poorly designed.

Tatoeba

我加上一些最后的饰。

Wǒ jiāshàng yīxiē zuì hòu de rùnshì.

I add a few finishing touches.

Tatoeba

我所爱的是白皙红,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

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 润 (rùn) mean in Chinese?
润 (rùn) primarily means "moist." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1361 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 润 have?
润 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 润?
The radical associated with 润 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are the components of 润?
润 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 闰 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵闰 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 润?
Common words with 润 include: 利润 (lì rùn, "profits"); 润滑油 (rùn huá yóu, "lubricating oil"); 滋润 (zī rùn, "moist"); 润滑剂 (rùn huá jì, "lubricant"); 湿润 (shī rùn, "moist"). There are over 50 compound words containing this character.
Is 润 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 润 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.