轮 (輪) lún

1. lún measure word a round; a turn
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Used for natural cyclic events, such as sun rises or human events that are expected to repeat, such as rounds of sports competitions. (Giles 1892 '輪'; Guoyu '輪' n 5; Kroll 2015 '輪' 2, p. 289; NCCED '轮' 5)
2. lún noun a wheel
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 自行车轮 'bicycle wheel' (Giles 1892 '輪'; Guoyu '輪' n 1; Kroll 2015 '輪' 1, p. 289; NCCED '轮' 1; Unihan '輪')
3. lún noun a disk; a ring
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 光轮 'halo' (Giles 1892 '輪'; Guoyu '輪' n 3; Kroll 2015 '輪' 1b, p. 289; NCCED '轮' 3)
4. lún noun a revolution
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of a circular or recurring movement (Giles 1892 '輪')
5. lún verb to revolve; to turn; to recur
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '輪' 2, p. 289; Unihan '輪')
6. lún verb to take turns; in turn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '輪' v; Kroll 2015 '輪' 2, p. 289; NCCED '轮' 2)
7. lún noun a steamer; a steamboat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 轮船 (Guoyu '輪' n 2; NCCED '轮' 4)
8. lún noun a 12 year cycle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '轮' 6)
9. lún noun a vehicle with wheels
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a figure of speech extending the sense of wheel (Kroll 2015 '輪' 1a, p. 289)
10. lún noun a north-south measurement
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '輪' 3, p. 289)
11. lún noun perimeter; circumference
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '輪' 3a, p. 289)
12. lún adjective high soaring
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 高大 (Guoyu '輪' adj; Kroll 2015 '輪' 4, p. 289)
13. lún proper noun Lun
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '輪' 6)

Contained in

• 声调轮廓(聲調輪廓) tone contour
• 车轮菜(車輪菜) Plantago asiatica
• 转轮手枪(轉輪手槍) revolver (handgun)
• 觭轮(觭輪) one wheel [of a pair]
• 偏三轮(偏三輪) old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
• 链轮(鏈輪) sprocket
• 渔轮(漁輪) fishing vessel
• 轮廓(輪廓) an outline; silhouette ; general situation
• 轮箍(輪箍) tire
• 轮奸(輪姦) to gang rape
• 第一轮(第一輪) first round (of match, or election)
• 轮训(輪訓) training in rotation
• 燃气轮机(燃氣輪機) gas turbine
• 第二轮(第二輪) second round (of match, or election)
• 齿轮传动(齒輪傳動) gear drive
• 差动齿轮(差動齒輪) differential gear
• 轮到(輪到) become incumbent upon
• 涡轮(渦輪) a turbine
• 一轮(一輪) first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
• 轮缘(輪緣) rim; edge of wheel
• 三轮车(三輪車) pedicab; tricycle
• 黑轮(黑輪) oden
• 太阳轮(太陽輪) solar plexus chakra
• 涡轮喷气发动机(渦輪噴氣發動機) turbojet
• 年轮蛋糕(年輪蛋糕) baumkuchen cake
• 汽轮发电机(汽輪發電機) steam turbine electric generator
• 红轮(紅輪) the sun
• 独轮车(獨輪車) wheelbarrow; unicycle
• 车轮(車輪) a wheel
• 客轮(客輪) a passenger ship
• 脐轮(臍輪) manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra
• 偏三轮摩托车(偏三輪摩托車) motorbike with sidecar
• 滑轮(滑輪) block and tackle
• 轮指(輪指) circular finger movement (in playing plucked instrument); strumming
• 法轮常转(法輪常轉) the Wheel turns constantly; Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
• 轮胎(輪胎) tire
• 轮脚(輪腳) caster (furniture wheel)
• 轮值(輪值) to take turns on duty
• 轮替(輪替) to exchange; to take turns
• 班轮(班輪) regular passenger or cargo ship; regular steamship service
• 暗轮(暗輪) paddles of a steamer
• 轮转机(輪轉機) merry-go-round
• 单轮车(單輪車) unicycle
• 轮休(輪休) holiday roster
• 扶轮社(扶輪社) Rotary Club
• 轮唱(輪唱) round ; canon
• 香轮宝骑(香輪寶騎) magnificent carriage and precious horses; rich family with extravagant lifestyle
• 轮换(輪換) to rotate; to take turns; to switch

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