懂中文 Dong Chinese

轮

lún

wheel

Phonosemantic compound. 车 represents the meaning and 仑 represents the sound. Simplified form of 輪.

Components
车 meaning component

车  Meaning component

chē, jū

  

vehicle

仑 sound component

仑  Sound component

lún

  

logical reasons

Evolution

轮 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
轮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
轮 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
轮 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
轮 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

轮 (輪) 

lún

wheel; revolve, turn; recur; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

Most common words with 轮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

轮

wheel

轮胎

tire

轮椅

wheelchair

轮流

to alternate

轮子

wheel