(lùn)

to discuss; theory; view

How 論 is written

Strokes
15
Radical
— speech
Traditional
Simplified

Components

論 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

lún
the Analects (of Confucius)
lùn
by the; per; theory; to discuss

Common words using 論

不論 bùlùn
whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of
無論 wúlùn
no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
理論 lǐlùn
theory; CL:個|个[ge4]
討論 tǎolùn
to discuss; to talk over; CL:個|个[ge4]
評論 pínglùn
to comment on; to discuss; comment
論壇 lùntán
forum (for discussion)
定論 dìnglùn
final conclusion; accepted argument
爭論 zhēnglùn
to argue; to debate; to contend
結論 jiélùn
conclusion; verdict; CL:個|个[ge4]
言論 yánlùn
speech; expression of opinion; public opinion
討論區 tǎolùnqū
forum (esp. online); discussion area; feedback
評論家 pínglùnjiā
critic; reviewer

論 in a sentence

我們正在討論要去哪裡旅行。

Wǒmen zhèngzài tǎolùn yào qù nǎlǐ lǚxíng.

“We are discussing where to go for our trip.”

How common is 論?

論 is the 205th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 56.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 論

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