lún
noun HSK 4 #1,124

Meanings

  1. 1 wheel
  2. 2 round; turn (measure word for rounds)
  3. 3 steamship

Examples

Zhè liàng chē yǒu sì ge lún.
This car has four wheels.
Gāi lún dào nǐ le.
It's your turn now.
Dì yī lún miànshì yǐjīng jiéshù le.
The first round of interviews is already over.

Tips

usage
is very versatile: as a noun it means 'wheel', as a measure word it means 'round' (比赛, one round of competition), and as a verb means 'it's someone's turn'.
grammar
is a very useful pattern: (it's my turn), (it's your turn). 轮流 (lúnliú) means 'to take turns'.

Stroke Order

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