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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Lun

  • 倫human relationships; ethics; order
  • 輪wheel
  • 論to discuss; to assess
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
L
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters倫輪論
2

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Lun in their name

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Lun is a Mandarin, Hokkien or Cantonese spelling that commonly stands for 倫 'human relationships'.

Possible characters for Lun

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien and Cantonese romanization.

  • 倫

    human relationships; ethics; order

    Mandarin lún / Hokkien lûn / Cantonese leon4

    attested

  • 輪

    wheel

    Mandarin lún / Hokkien lûn / Cantonese leon4

  • 論

    to discuss; to assess

    Mandarin lùn / Hokkien lūn / Cantonese leon6

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Lun

Lun spells Mandarin lún, Hokkien lûn and Cantonese leon4. The most common character is 倫 (simplified 伦) 'human relationships', which is recorded for Malaysians with this spelling. The same spelling also fits 輪 'wheel' and 論 'to discuss'. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Hokkien, Cantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Lun

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 倫 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 輪 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 論 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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