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human relationships

HSK 10 N1
lún
リン
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 侖 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (倫)
person (side)+ logical =
human relationships
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
logical
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Simplified (伦)
person (side)+ logical reasons =
human relationship
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
lún logical reasons
Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [lún]
human relationship; order; coherence
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おさむ
Osamu unclassified name
とも
Tomo female given name
ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
みち
Michi female given name
りん
Rin female given namesurname
ろん
Ron surname