晕 Stroke Order — How to Write 晕
晕 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
晕 Radical and Character Components
晕 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 军 indicates the sound.
Radical: 日 + 6 more strokes
晕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yùn
- yūn
Meanings of 晕 in Chinese
1
yùn晕
a halo around the sun or moon
今天早上，我看到天空中出现了一道美丽的日晕
This morning, I saw a beautiful sun halo in the sky.
A blurred or diffused part of light, color, or shadow, often referring to a halo, a smudge, or an ink blot.
宣纸上墨晕渐渐散开，形成一幅雅致的水墨画。
On the rice paper, the ink blot gradually spread out, forming an elegant ink wash painting.
To feel dizzy, faint, or nauseous, often accompanied by a spinning sensation, like motion sickness.
我坐长途汽车会晕车
I get carsick on long-distance bus trips.
2
yūn晕
to faint; to lose consciousness
她因为太累，突然晕倒了。
She suddenly fainted because she was too tired.
Dizzy; feeling lightheaded or confused.
我感到头有点晕。
I feel a bit dizzy.
Common Words and Phrases with 晕
1
Dizziness or fainting caused by extreme nervousness, typically experienced by performers on stage or students during an exam.
他第一次登台表演，还没上场就感到一阵晕场，心跳加速，手心直冒汗。
Before his first stage performance, he already felt a wave of stage fright-induced dizziness, his heart racing and palms sweating.
2
Carsickness is the feeling of dizziness, nausea, and sometimes vomiting experienced when traveling in a car or other vehicle.
我每次坐长途汽车都会晕车
I get carsick every time I take a long-distance bus.
3
To faint in a bathhouse or hot spring, typically due to high temperature, high humidity, or a weak physical condition.
老王因为第一次泡温泉，不适应高温，差点在池子里晕池。
Old Wang, being new to hot springs, almost fainted in the pool due to not being accustomed to the high temperature.
4
To feel ill or dizzy because of the motion of a boat or ship; seasickness.
我每次乘船都会晕船，所以不喜欢坐船出海。
I get seasick every time I take a boat, so I don't like going out to sea by boat.
5
To lose consciousness and fall to the ground; to faint or pass out.
他感到头晕目眩，接着就晕倒在地。
He felt dizzy and then fainted to the ground.
6
feel giddily when on a height; acrophobia
他有点晕高儿，所以不喜欢坐观光电梯。
He gets a bit dizzy at heights, so he doesn't like taking glass observation elevators.
7
Temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain; syncope or fainting.
她在看到血后突然感到一阵眩晕，差点晕厥过去
She suddenly felt a wave of dizziness after seeing blood, almost fainting.
8
Confused and disoriented, often to the point of not knowing what to do or where to go.
初次来到这个大城市，我被错综复杂的街道弄得晕头转向。
Arriving in this big city for the first time, I was bewildered by the complex and intricate streets.
9
fainting or feeling dizzy during acupuncture treatment
他从小就怕打针，每次去医院都担心自己会晕针。
He has been afraid of injections since childhood, and every time he goes to the hospital, he worries that he might experience needle syncope.
More words with 晕
- xuàn眩yùn晕dizziness
- guāng光yùn晕Halo, Aura
- hóng红yùn晕blush, flush
- rì日yùn晕solar halo
- tóu头yūn晕Dizziness, Lightheadedness
- yǎn眼yùn晕dizzy, lightheaded
- yūn晕guò过qu去pass out, faint
- mò墨yūn晕ink bloom, ink spread
- jī击yūn晕stun, knock out
- tóu头yūn晕ě恶xin心dizziness and nausea, dizzy and nauseous
- xiá霞yūn晕afterglow, halo
- yūn晕jué厥guò过qù去faint, pass out
Idioms with 晕
- yūn晕yūn晕hū乎hū乎feeling muddleheaded or dizzy
- yūn晕yūn晕hū忽hū忽dizzy and confused
- tóu头yūn晕mù目xuàn眩to feel dizzy and giddy
- yuè月yùn晕ér而fēng风moon halo indicates wind
- yuè月yùn晕zhǔ主fēng风Lunar halo indicates wind
- yūn晕yūn晕chén沉chén沉dizzy and disoriented
- hūn昏tóu头yūn晕nǎo脑dizzy and muddled
- mù目xuàn眩tóu头yūn晕dizzy and blurred vision
- tóu头hūn昏mù目yūn晕dizzy head, blurry eyes
- tóu头hūn昏yǎn眼yūn晕dizzy, light-headed, and blurred vision
- tóu头yūn晕yǎn眼huā花to feel dizzy and have blurred vision
- tóu头yūn晕yǎn眼hūn昏dizzy and lightheaded with blurred vision
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Open the tool →Questions about 晕
What does 晕 mean in Chinese?
晕 (yùn) means “a halo around the sun or moon” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 晕?
晕 has 2 pronunciations: yùn, yūn.
How many strokes does 晕 have?
晕 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 晕?
晕 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 晕?
The radical of 晕 is 日, and 晕 is a phono-semantic compound.
