闰 (rùn) is a Chinese character meaning “intercalary”. It is written from 门 (door; gate) and 王 (king), one enclosing the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
门 + 王
Enclosing structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿵门王，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「门」（点、竖、横折钩），笔画 3–6 为「王」（横、横、竖、横）
Memory aid
A king (王) standing inside a gate (门). Both parts are really in this character: the extra day the calendar squeezes in is the one day the king holds court in the gateway.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 闰年rùn niánleap year闰 = rùn
- 闰月rùn yuèintercalary month; leap month闰 = rùn
Go deeper
All readings
intercalary; leap
intercalary; leap (of an extra day, month or year added to the calendar)
历法中为了调整与回归年的差数而额外加进来的日、月或年。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 闰年rùn niánleap year闰 = rùn
- 闰月rùn yuèintercalary month; leap month闰 = rùn
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 闰 mean?
闰 (rùn) means intercalary; leap (of an extra day, month or year added to the calendar).
How do you pronounce 闰?
It is pronounced rùn.
What parts is 闰 made of?
门 (door; gate) and 王 (king), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿵门王，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–2 为「门」（点、竖、横折钩），笔画 3–6 为「王」（横、横、竖、横）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 闰 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 闰?
门. 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 闰?
Common ones are 闰年 and 闰月. The reading of 闰 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.