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闰

rùn

Character Traditional 閏

What 闰 means

1. intercalary
2. an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)

Words starting with 闰

• 闰年rùn niánleap year; (lunar calendar) year with a thirteen intercalary month
• 闰月rùn yuèintercalary month in the lunar calendar; leap month
• 闰秒rùn miǎoleap second
• 闰四月，吃树叶rùn sì yuè , chī shù yèan intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

Words containing 闰

• 敖闰Áo rùnDragon King of the West Sea, Ao Run, also Ao Ji (敖吉)

Characters built on 王

These share the phonetic component 王 (wáng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 琨kūn(jade)
• 珲hún(fine jade)

Characters that look like 闰

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space
• 网wǎngnet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied
• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 闯chuǎngto rush; to charge; to dash
• 闵Mǐnsurname Min

Sounds the same

Read rùn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 润moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance