(yùn): to accumulate, to hold in store, to contain

(yùn) is a Chinese character meaning “to accumulate.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2513 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, plant. Its radical form (grass) appears in many related characters such as (huā, flower), (chá, tea), (cài, vegetable, dish).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to accumulate
  2. to hold in store
  3. to contain

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹缊 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yùn hánto contain
yùn cángto hold in store
yùn hánto contain
dǐ yùninside information
yùn cáng liàngreserves
yùn héto contain (e.g. poem contains feelings)
fēng liú yùn jiètemperate and refined
yì yùninner meaning
yùn jiélatent (desire, feeling etc)
wǔ yùnthe Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
fù yùn xiànFuyun county in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
fù yùnFuyun county in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1 le4 tai4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
yùn jīto coalesce
hán yùnto contain
yùn jùto contain
17
Total compounds
59
As first character
29
As last character
12
As middle character

appears in 17 compound words: 59 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 12 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.

hán
0.5582,514 co-occurrences
zàng
0.5194,980 co-occurrences
hán
0.4873,660 co-occurrences
fēng
0.448966 co-occurrences
fàn
0.4461,854 co-occurrences
lùn
0.4402,202 co-occurrences
ruò
0.4341,812 co-occurrences
de
0.4291,956 co-occurrences
zhe
0.4171,782 co-occurrences
hòu
0.402600 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。

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Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced yùn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蕴 (yùn) mean in Chinese?
蕴 (yùn) primarily means "to accumulate." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2513 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 蕴 have?
蕴 is written with 15 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 蕴?
The radical associated with 蕴 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 蕴?
蕴 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 缊 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹缊 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 蕴?
Common words with 蕴 include: 蕴含 (yùn hán, "to contain"); 蕴藏 (yùn cáng, "to hold in store"); 蕴涵 (yùn hán, "to contain"); 底蕴 (dǐ yùn, "inside information"); 蕴藏量 (yùn cáng liàng, "reserves"). There are over 17 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 蕴 (yùn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yùn: 晕 (dizzy), 云 ((classical) to say), 匀 (even), 允 (just), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 蕴 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 蕴 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.