Dong Chinese dictionary

yūn, yùn

halo in sky

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 軍 represents the sound.

Components

日 Meaning component

rì

sun

軍 Sound component

jūn

army

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yūn

halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint; confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out

yùn

halo; ring around moon or sun

Most common words with 暈

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