晕
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yūn / yùn · dizzy, faint, foggy

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Readings & meanings

晕 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

yūn

confused; dizzy; giddy

晕头转向yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng · confused and disoriented
yùn

dizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun

晕车yùn chē · to be carsick
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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 晕

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yùndizzy; halo; ring around moon or sun
yūnconfused; dizzy; giddy
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Example sentences

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Wǒ de érzi měi cì chéng zuò gōng jiāo chē dōu huì yùnchē.我的儿子每次乘坐公交车都会晕车。

My son always gets sick when he rides a bus.

Source: Tatoeba #2393360 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuì jìn máng dé yūntóuzhuànxiàng.我最近忙得晕头转向。

I’ve been absolutely off my feet lately.

Source: Tatoeba #10043970 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yí zhàn qǐ lái jiù juéde tóu yūn.我一站起来就觉得头晕。

I get dizzy spells when I stand up.

Source: Tatoeba #784821 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tīng dào xiāo xī, tā yūn dǎo le.听到消息,她晕倒了。

On hearing the news, she fainted.

Source: Tatoeba #4282858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kàn jiàn xuè jiù yūn le.她看见血就晕了。

She fainted when she saw blood.

Source: Tatoeba #335385 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hái yūn yūn hū hū de.我还晕晕乎乎的。

My head still felt giddy.

Source: Tatoeba #2680407 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 晕 in context

  1. Say yūn / yùn, then recall the core meaning: dizzy, faint, foggy.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 晕车 (yùn chē), meaning “to be carsick”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 晕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.