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闰 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

闰 Stroke Order — How to Write 闰

Stroke Order

闰 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 门, 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.

闰 Radical and Character Components

Components:门王

闰 is a phono-semantic compound: 王 (royal decree) carries the meaning, while 门 indicates the sound.

Radical: 门 + 4 more strokes

闰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • rùn

Meanings of 闰 in Chinese

1

rùn闰

Refers to the addition of an extra day in a leap year (Gregorian calendar, called '闰日' and '闰年') or an extra month in a leap lunar year (Chinese lunar calendar, called '闰月') to keep the calendar synchronized with astronomical events.
今年是闰年，二月有二十九天。
This year is a leap year, and February has twenty-nine days.
Refers to something that is supplementary, irregular, or secondary, existing alongside or in contrast to a standard or primary item.
农历中每隔几年就会有一个闰月。
Every few years, there is an intercalary month in the lunar calendar.

Common Words and Phrases with 闰

1
rùn闰nián年
A leap year, which in the solar calendar has an extra day (February 29th), or in the lunisolar calendar has an extra month.
每四年会有一个闰年，那一年二月份有二十九天。
Every four years there is a leap year, and in that year, February has twenty-nine days.
2
rùn闰rì日
An extra day, usually February 29th, added to a calendar every four years to keep it synchronized with the astronomical year.
今年二月二十九日是个特殊的闰日，因为很多年份都没有这一天。
February 29th this year is a special leap day, as many years do not have this particular date.
3
rùn闰yuè月
An intercalary month, or leap month, added to the Chinese lunar calendar to synchronize it with the solar year.
今年有一个闰月，所以中秋节会比往年晚一些。
This year has an intercalary month, so the Mid-Autumn Festival will be a bit later than usual.

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Questions about 闰

What does 闰 mean in Chinese?

闰 (rùn) means “Refers to something that is supplementary, irregular, or secondary, existing alongside or in contrast to a standard or primary item” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 闰?

闰 is pronounced rùn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 闰 have?

闰 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 闰?

闰 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 门. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 闰?

The radical of 闰 is 门, and 闰 is a phono-semantic compound.