DICTIONARY
The Chinese word yun - 熨 - yùn
(to iron in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yùn
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English translations
to iron,
to press
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 熨 ( yùn ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese character of yùn is identical with the modern (simplified) character displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 熨 ( yun / yùn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo dei yun yixia zhe jian chenshan.
Wǒ děi yùn yīxià zhè jiàn chènshān.
我得熨一下这件衬衫。
– English translation: I need to iron this shirt.
Character complexity
熨 is composed of 15 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
fire | flatiron
Chinese example words containing the character 熨 ( yun / yùn )
熨斗 ( yùndǒu = electric iron )
Other characters that are pronounced yùn in Chinese
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