轮 (lún) is a Chinese character meaning “wheel”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 仑 (orderly arrangement; also the sound part lún in 伦, 论, 沦, 抡), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
车 + 仑
Left–right structure
- 车 vehicle; cart · chē meaning
- 仑 orderly arrangement; also the sound part lún in 伦, 论, 沦, 抡 · lún sound
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车 4 画 + 仑 4 画 = 8 画）
Memory aid
A vehicle (车) on the left, and on the right 仑 — the part that hands over the sound lún. Both parts are really in this character: the cart tells you what it is, 仑 tells you how to say it.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 轮子lún ziwheel轮 = lún
- 车轮chē lúnwheel of a vehicle轮 = lún
- 齿轮chǐ lúngear; cogwheel轮 = lún
- 涡轮wō lúnturbine轮 = lún
- 轮胎lún tāityre; tire轮 = lún
Go deeper
All readings
wheel
wheel; a round part that turns; to take turns, to rotate in sequence
圆形、能转动的部件；也指按顺序依次替换。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 轮子lún ziwheel轮 = lún
- 车轮chē lúnwheel of a vehicle轮 = lún
- 齿轮chǐ lúngear; cogwheel轮 = lún
- 涡轮wō lúnturbine轮 = lún
- 轮胎lún tāityre; tire轮 = lún
Sound component
仑 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 轮 mean?
轮 (lún) means wheel; a round part that turns; to take turns, to rotate in sequence.
How do you pronounce 轮?
It is pronounced lún.
What parts is 轮 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) 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（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车 4 画 + 仑 4 画 = 8 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 轮 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 轮?
车. 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 轮?
Common ones are 轮子 and 车轮. The reading of 轮 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.