伦 (lún) is a Chinese character meaning “human relationships and the moral order between them”. It is written from 亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 仑 (orderly arrangement; also the sound part lún in 伦, 论, 沦, 抡), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “human relations; order”
Four steps: break it apart, build it, recall it, use it in a word.
StartLearn this character
Structure
亻 + 仑
Left–right structure
- 亻 person (the form 人 takes on the left) · rén meaning
- 仑 orderly arrangement; also the sound part lún in 伦, 论, 沦, 抡 · lún sound
Structure from: 现代字形拆分：亻(2画) + 仑(4画) = 6画，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验。仅描述现代字形构成，不追溯上古来源
Memory aid
亻 (a person, on the left) plus 仑 on the right. 仑 is the sound part, and here it holds up perfectly: 仑 is lún and 伦 is lún. The same 仑 marks the whole family — 伦, 论, 沦 — so once you can hear lún in 仑, you can hear it in all of them. Meaning lives on the left: 伦 is about people and the order between them.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 伦理lún lǐethics; moral principles伦 = lún
- 人伦rén lúnhuman relationships; the moral order between people伦 = lún
Go deeper
All readings
human relations; order
human relationships and the moral order between them; by extension, order or sequence; a peer, an equal
人与人之间的道德关系；引申指条理、次序，也指同类、同等的人。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 伦理lún lǐethics; moral principles伦 = lún
- 人伦rén lúnhuman relationships; the moral order between people伦 = lún
Sound component
仑 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 伦 mean?
伦 (lún) means human relationships and the moral order between them; by extension, order or sequence; a peer, an equal.
How do you pronounce 伦?
It is pronounced lún.
What parts is 伦 made of?
亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 仑 (orderly arrangement; also the sound part lún in 伦, 论, 沦, 抡), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分：亻(2画) + 仑(4画) = 6画，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验。仅描述现代字形构成，不追溯上古来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 伦 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 伦?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 伦?
Common ones are 伦理 and 人伦. The reading of 伦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.