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Chinese name character

Chinese name character 倫, simplified 伦

lún

Simplified: 伦

The character 倫 (Mandarin lún) appears in 3 names and 1 syllable in this reference and is spelled Lun and Loon in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “human relationships; ethics; order”.

Names and syllables
4
Malaysian spellings
2
Strokes
10
Attested in records
2

4 names and syllables in this reference have 倫 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 倫 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.

Meanings of 倫: the recorded options

  • human relationships; ethics; order

    in 4 character options · attested

Unihan definition: normal human relationships

What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.

Malaysian spellings of 倫

倫 Lun Hokkien · Cantonese · Mandarin Loon Cantonese
倫 yields 2 spellings in our records. The label under each spelling is the romanization it follows, not the bearer’s dialect.
SpellingRomanizationattested in name records
LunHokkien · Cantonese · Mandarinattested in name records
LoonCantonesepossible

Readings of 倫 by dialect

DialectReadingMalaysian spelling
HokkienPe̍h-ōe-jī lûn Lun
CantoneseJyutping leon4 Lun, Loon
MandarinHanyu Pinyin lún Lun

Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin lún and Cantonese leon4.

3 names that can be written with 倫

1 syllables that can stand for 倫

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 倫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 倫 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Unicode Unihan Database: U+502B · unicode.org · meaning

Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 倫 mean in a name?

Our records give several meanings for 倫, including “human relationships; ethics; order”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.

How is 倫 spelled in Malaysia?

In our records 倫 is spelled Lun (Hokkien, Cantonese, Mandarin) and Loon (Cantonese). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.

Is every Lun written 倫?

Not necessarily. The spelling Lun can also stand for 輪, 論. Only the family knows which character was chosen.