rùn

extra month

Depicts a king () in a doorway (), as part of a ceremony marking the beginning of the extra month sometimes inserted into the lunar calendar.

Components
王 iconic component

  Iconic component

wángwàng

  

king

門 iconic component

  Iconic component

mén

  

door

Evolution

閏 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
閏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

rùn

intercalary; extra, surplus; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)

Most common words with 閏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

intercalary

闰年

leap year

闰月

leap month

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)