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掄
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抡
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brandish

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Movement
lūn
ロン、リン
えら.ぶ
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 侖 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (掄)
扌 hand (side)+ 侖 logical =
掄 brandish
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
侖 Phonetic component
logical
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Simplified (抡)
扌 hand (side)+ 仑 logical reasons =
抡 swing
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
仑 Phonetic component
lún logical reasons
Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
掄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抡 / 掄 [lūn]
to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)
抡 / 掄 [lún]
to select
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
胡抡 [hú​lūn] #71,905
to act rashly
抡元 [lún​yuán]
to win the top award