暈

简 晕 · 繁 暈
Mandarin · pinyin yūn#

Meanings · yūn

  1. confused
  2. dizzy
  3. giddy
  4. to faint
  5. to swoon
  6. to lose consciousness
  7. to pass out
Mandarin · pinyin yùn#

Meanings · yùn

  1. dizzy
  2. halo
  3. ring around moon or sun
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yūn · halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint
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character

  1. (astronomy) halo (around the Sun or the Moon)
  2. ring of light or colour, or a blurred area surrounding a luminous or coloured object; halo around a light or colour
  3. blush; slight redness
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) ring-shaped pattern
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bull's eye
  6. to spread; to proliferate; to seep through
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to apply (colour, especially makeup)

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  1. to make one feel dizzy; to feel the head spinning; to have vertigo

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  1. dizzy; giddy; lightheaded
  2. to faint; to pass out; to black out; to swoon
  3. (neologism, slang) to be overwhelmed (by something) and on the verge of passing out
  4. (Sichuanese) to savour; to enjoy slowly and thoroughly
  5. (Cantonese, disapproving) extremely (used with the particle 到)

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暈 · yun1 · yun4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 53,956, 53,957
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Exact source records暈 晕 [yun1] /confused/dizzy/giddy/to faint/to swoon/to lose consciousness/to pass out/暈 晕 [yun4] /dizzy/halo/ring around moon or sun/