# 輪

| 輪 | U+8F2A, &#36650; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8F2A |
| ← 輩 [U+8F29] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 輫 → [U+8F2B] |
| 輪 | U+F9D7, &#63959; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9D7 |
| ← 淪 [U+F9D6] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs | 律 → [U+F9D8] |

## Translingual
### Han character

輪 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 十十人一月 (JJOMB), four-corner 5802$_7$, composition ⿰車侖)

#### Derived characters

* 𭋳, 𮒜, 𥶡, 𮣣

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1245, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38400
* Dae Jaweon: page 1722, character 17
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3540, character 6
* Unihan data for U+8F2A
* Unihan data for U+F9D7

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蜦 | *ruːls, *run |
| 綸 | *kruːn, *ɡ·run |
| 論 | *ruːn, *ruːns, *run |
| 崘 | *ruːn |
| 掄 | *ruːn, *run |
| 菕 | *ruːn |
| 惀 | *ruːnʔ, *run |
| 睔 | *ɡ·ruːnʔ, *kuːns, *ɡuːnʔ |
| 碖 | *ruːnʔ, *ruːns |
| 溣 | *ruːns |
| 倫 | *run |
| 淪 | *run |
| 輪 | *run |
| 侖 | *run |
| 陯 | *run |
| 鯩 | *run |
| 棆 | *run |
| 踚 | *run |
| 耣 | *runʔ |
| 錀 | *pqʰlun |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *run): semantic 車 (“carriage”) + phonetic 侖 (OC *run).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lún (lun$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nen$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лүн (lün, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leon$^4$ / leon$^{4-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lun$^3$ / lun$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): liin$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lîn / lìn / lin / lùn
    (Hailu, HRS): lun
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lun$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lung$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): lê̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): lùng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lûn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): lung$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$len
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): len$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lún
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lún
*** Wade–Giles: lun$^2$
*** Yale: lwún
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luen
*** Palladius: лунь (lunʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu̯ən³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (輪兒 / 轮儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lúnr
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄣˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lúnr
*** Wade–Giles: lun$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: lwúnr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luel
*** Palladius: луньр (lunʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /lu̯əɻ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nen$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: len
*** Sinological IPA : /nən²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лүн (lün, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /lyŋ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: leon$^4$ / leon$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: lèuhn / léun
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loen$^4$ / loen$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lên$^4$ / lên$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɵn²¹/, /lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lun$^3$ / lun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lun²²/, /lun²¹/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: liin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɨn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lîn / lìn / lin / lùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: lin$^ˊ$ / lin$^ˇ$ / lin / lun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lin$^1$ / lin$^2$ / lin$^4$ / lun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lin²⁴/, /lin¹¹/, /lin⁵⁵/, /lun¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: lun
*** Sinological IPA: /lun⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: lun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lun¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: lung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /luŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lê̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /lœyŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lùng
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃uŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lûn
*** Tâi-lô: lûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: luun
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lun²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /lun²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lun¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: lung$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lûng
*** Sinological IPA : /luŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$len
*** MiniDict: len$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$len
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lən²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: len$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lən¹³/
* Middle Chinese: lwin
Rime :
| Character | 輪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 諄 (47) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 力迍切 |
| Baxter | lwin |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /liuɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lʷin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ljuen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /lwin/ |
| Li Rong | /liuĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /lĭuĕn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /li̯uĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lún |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | leon$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]u[n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*run/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 輪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | lún |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ lwin › |
| Old Chinese | /*[r]u[n]/ |
| English | wheel |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 輪 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8663 |
| Phonetic component | 侖 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 淪 |
| Old Chinese | /*run/ |

#### Definitions

輪
* wheel
    齒輪／齿轮 ― chǐlún ― gear
    三輪車／三轮车 ― sānlúnchē ― tricycle
* Short for 輪船／轮船 (lúnchuán, “steamer; motor ship”).
    貨輪／货轮 ― huòlún ― cargo ship
* edge; rim
* Classifier for an "edge"-like portion.
    Synonym: 圈
       Wǒ yòu pàng le yī lúnr! [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 2020 January 25, “谁穿谁瘦 “小粗腿”穿靴指南”, in 海报时尚网‎, 新浪时尚 republished edition, archived from the original on 2020-01-25:
       Bǐrú mǎdīngxuē, jì jǐn xiédài zìxíng “lēi” chū de xiānxì jiǎohuái yǔ cūguǎng de xuētóu zǒng néng xíngchéng xiānmíng duìbǐ, shìjué shàng jiù bāng nǐ shòu le yī lún~ [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to take turns
    輪班／轮班 ― lúnbān ― to work in shifts
    輪到你了。／轮到你了。 ― Lún dào nǐ le. ― It's your turn.
       ngo$^5$ dang$^2$ zo$^2$ sap$^6$ gei$^2$ fan$^1$ zung$^1$ dou$^1$ zung$^6$ mei$^6$ leon$^4$ dou$^3$ ngo$^5$, zan$^1$ hai$^6$ lei$^4$ saai$^3$ pou$^2$. [Jyutping]
       I've waited for over ten minutes now and it's still not my turn; this is ridiculous.
* Classifier for the sun or the round moon.
    一輪明月／一轮明月 ― yī lún míngyuè ― a bright moon
    一輪紅日／一轮红日 ― yī lún hóngrì ― a red sun
* Classifier for rounds.
    第二輪談判／第二轮谈判 ― dì èr lún tánpàn ― second round of talks
* (comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years
    我比他大一輪。／我比他大一轮。 ― Wǒ bǐ tā dà yī lún. ― I'm 12 years older than him.
* (slang) Short for 輪姦／轮奸 (lúnjiān, “to gang-rape”).
** 2013, “知情人曝李天一公安笔录：轮了 打了 都上了”, in 中国新闻周刊‎, 搜狐新闻 republished edition, archived from the original on 2013-09-07:
       Tā wèn Lǐ Mǒumǒu: hòulái bǎ nà ge nǚhái (shòuhàirén) zěnme le: [sic] Lǐ Mǒumǒu shuō: “Lún le”, nǚhái bù yuànyì hái dǎ le tā, jǐ ge rén dōu “shàng” le. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 輪, 轔 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 輪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 軲轆, 輪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 輪子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 輪子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 軲輪兒, 軲輪子, 軲轆 suburbs |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 輪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 軲轆, 輪子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 軲轆 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 軲轆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 輪子, 滾滾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 滾砣, 滾子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 輪盤 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 軲轆子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 轆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 轆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 輪, 輪仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 輪 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 砣, 輪子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 輪子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 輪仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 輪子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 軲轆子, 軲攏子, 輪子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 輪子, 軲溜子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 輪 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 輪輪 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 輦, 輪, 輪仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 輦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 輦 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 輦仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 輦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 輪 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 輪 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 輦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 輦 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 車輪 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 輪盤, 輪子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Changshu | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Liyang | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Yixing | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Danyang | 輪盤, 輪子 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 輪子, 輪盤, 盤子 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 輪盤, 輪子 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 輪盤, 擂盤 dated |
| Wu | Yuyao | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 輪盤, 輪 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 輪盤 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 輪盤, 司機 euphemistic |
| Wu | Yongkang | 輪盤 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 輪盤, 滾盤, 車盤, 車輪子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 滾盤, 𱰥盤 |

#### Compounds

* 一輪 / 一轮
* 三輪車 / 三轮车 (sānlúnchē)
* 丟輪扯砲 / 丢轮扯炮
* 丹輪 / 丹轮
* 乳輪 / 乳轮
* 二輪 / 二轮
* 二輪戲院 / 二轮戏院
* 二輪電影 / 二轮电影
* 偏心輪 / 偏心轮
* 光輪 / 光轮
* 八輪 / 八轮
* 六道輪迴 / 六道轮回
* 冰輪 / 冰轮 (bīnglún)
* 動滑輪 / 动滑轮
* 匹馬隻輪 / 匹马只轮
* 口輪肌 / 口轮肌
* 單火輪 / 单火轮
* 埋輪 / 埋轮
* 大型油輪 / 大型油轮
* 大齒輪 / 大齿轮
* 娥輪 / 娥轮
* 定滑輪 / 定滑轮
* 客輪 / 客轮 (kèlún)
* 寶輪 / 宝轮
* 小四輪 / 小四轮
* 小火輪 / 小火轮
* 尻輪神馬 / 尻轮神马
* 左輪 / 左轮 (zuǒlún)
* 差輪 / 差轮
* 差速齒輪 / 差速齿轮
* 年輪 / 年轮 (niánlún)
* 廣輪 / 广轮
* 張綱埋輪 / 张纲埋轮
* 御輪 / 御轮
* 打輪頭 / 打轮头
* 扶輪社 / 扶轮社 (fúlúnshè)
* 拖輪 / 拖轮
* 推輪捧轂 / 推轮捧毂
* 捧轂推輪 / 捧毂推轮
* 揉輪 / 揉轮
* 摩天輪 / 摩天轮 (mótiānlún)
* 撥萬輪千 / 拨万轮千
* 攀車拒輪 / 攀车拒轮
* 斫輪老手 / 斫轮老手
* 新血輪 / 新血轮
* 斲輪 / 斲轮
* 斲輪老手 / 斲轮老手
* 日輪 / 日轮 (rìlún)
* 明輪 / 明轮
* 時輪 / 时轮
* 月輪 / 月轮
* 有輪 / 有轮
* 朱輪 / 朱轮
* 朱輪華轂 / 朱轮华毂
* 桂輪 / 桂轮
* 梓匠輪輿 / 梓匠轮舆
* 梵輪 / 梵轮
* 椎輪 / 椎轮
* 棘輪 / 棘轮 (jílún)
* 椎輪大輅 / 椎轮大辂
* 氣輪機 / 气轮机
* 水輪 / 水轮 (shuǐlún)
* 水輪機 / 水轮机 (shuǐlúnjī)
* 江輪 / 江轮
* 汽輪機 / 汽轮机 (qìlúnjī)
* 法輪 / 法轮 (fǎlún)
* 油輪 / 油轮 (yóulún)
* 海輪 / 海轮
* 渦輪 / 涡轮 (wōlún)
* 渡輪 / 渡轮 (dùlún)
* 渦輪機 / 涡轮机 (wōlúnjī)
* 滑輪 / 滑轮 (huálún)
* 漁輪 / 渔轮
* 火輪 / 火轮 (huǒlún)
* 焚輪 / 焚轮
* 燃氣輪機 / 燃气轮机
* 牙輪 / 牙轮
* 猋輪 / 猋轮
* 獨輪車 / 独轮车 (dúlúnchē)
* 玉輪 / 玉轮 (yùlún)
* 班輪 / 班轮 (bānlún)
* 生死輪迴 / 生死轮回
* 生長輪 / 生长轮
* 畫輪 / 画轮
* 皴輪骨 / 皴轮骨
* 砂輪 / 砂轮 (shālún)
* 砂輪機 / 砂轮机
* 視虱如輪 / 视虱如轮
* 紅輪 / 红轮 (hónglún)
* 美奐美輪 / 美奂美轮
* 美輪美奐 / 美轮美奂 (měilúnměihuàn)
* 耳輪 / 耳轮 (ěrlún)
* 肚裡一輪 / 肚里一轮
* 花輪子 / 花轮子
* 葉輪 / 叶轮 (yèlún)
* 蒲輪 / 蒲轮 (púlún)
* 藤輪 / 藤轮
* 蝸輪 / 蜗轮
* 觭輪 / 觭轮
* 貨輪 / 货轮 (huòlún)
* 跳塔輪鍘 / 跳塔轮铡
* 蹼輪汽船 / 蹼轮汽船
* 車輪 / 车轮 (chēlún)
* 車輪大戰 / 车轮大战
* 車輪戰 / 车轮战 (chēlúnzhàn)
* 車輪會 / 车轮会
* 車輪菜 / 车轮菜
* 輪互 / 轮互
* 輪人 / 轮人
* 輪休 / 轮休 (lúnxiū)
* 輪作 / 轮作
* 輪作制度 / 轮作制度
* 輪值 / 轮值 (lúnzhí)
* 輪充 / 轮充
* 輪兒 / 轮儿 (lúnr)
* 輪匝帶 / 轮匝带
* 輪唱 / 轮唱 (lúnchàng)
* 輪唱曲 / 轮唱曲
* 輪回 / 轮回 (lúnhuí)
* 輪囷 / 轮囷
* 輪圈 / 轮圈
* 輪奐 / 轮奂
* 輪姦 / 轮奸 (lúnjiān)
* 輪子 / 轮子 (lúnzi)
* 輪帶 / 轮带 (lúndài)
* 輪廓 / 轮廓 (lúnkuò)
* 輪式溜冰 / 轮式溜冰
* 輪形動物 / 轮形动物
* 輪扁 / 轮扁
* 輪扁斲輪 / 轮扁斲轮
* 輪指 / 轮指
* 輪掣 / 轮掣
* 輪換 / 轮换 (lúnhuàn)
* 輪旋曲 / 轮旋曲
* 輪替 / 轮替 (lúntì)
* 輪栽 / 轮栽
* 輪椅 / 轮椅 (lúnyǐ)
* 輪機 / 轮机 (lúnjī)
* 輪流 / 轮流 (lúnliú)
* 輪流灌溉 / 轮流灌溉
* 輪渡 / 轮渡 (lúndù)
* 輪牧 / 轮牧
* 輪狀病毒 / 轮状病毒 (lúnzhuàngbìngdú)
* 輪王 / 轮王
* 輪班 / 轮班 (lúnbān)
* 輪生 / 轮生
* 輪生葉 / 轮生叶
* 輪番 / 轮番 (lúnfān)
* 輪番上陣 / 轮番上阵
* 輪盤 / 轮盘 (lúnpán)
* 輪盤賭 / 轮盘赌 (lúnpándǔ)
* 輪種 / 轮种
* 輪系 / 轮系
* 輪繖花序 / 轮伞花序
* 輪胎 / 轮胎 (lúntāi)
* 輪臺 / 轮台 (Lúntái)
* 輪臺縣 / 轮台县
* 輪船 / 轮船 (lúnchuán)
* 輪藻 / 轮藻
* 輪蟲 / 轮虫
* 輪調 / 轮调
* 輪距 / 轮距
* 輪蹄 / 轮蹄
* 輪軒 / 轮轩
* 輪軸 / 轮轴 (lúnzhóu)
* 輪輻 / 轮辐
* 輪轂 / 轮毂
* 輪輿 / 轮舆
* 輪轉 / 轮转 (lúnzhuǎn)
* 輪迴 / 轮回 (lúnhuí)
* 輪遞 / 轮递
* 輪鉤 / 轮钩
* 輪鍘 / 轮铡
* 輪鎗拽步 / 轮枪拽步
* 輥齒輪 / 辊齿轮
* 轉輪 / 转轮
* 轉輪手槍 / 转轮手枪
* 轉輪聖王 / 转轮圣王
* 郵輪 / 邮轮 (yóulún)
* 金輪 / 金轮 (jīnlún)
* 隻輪不反 / 只轮不反
* 風火輪 / 风火轮 (fēnghuǒlún)
* 飆輪 / 飙轮
* 飛輪 / 飞轮 (fēilún)
* 首輪 / 首轮 (shǒulún)
* 首輪片 / 首轮片
* 黑輪 / 黑轮 (hēilún)
* 鼻輪 / 鼻轮
* 齒輪 / 齿轮 (chǐlún)

### Etymology 2

Short for 窩輪／窝轮 (“warrant”), from English warrant.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): leon$^{4-2}$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: leon$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: léun
*** Cantonese Pinyin: loen$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lên$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

#### Noun

輪
* (Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant

##### Compounds

* call輪 / call轮
* put輪 / put轮
* 輪后
* 輪王 / 轮王
* 輪證 / 轮证

### References

* “輪”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)
* wheel; ring; loop; hoop; cycle

#### Readings

* Go-on: りん (rin, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: りん (rin, Jōyō)
* Kun: わ (wa, 輪, Jōyō)
* Nanori: なわ (nawa)、も (mo)

#### Compounds

* 浮(う)き輪(わ) (ukiwa)
* 内(うち)輪(わ) (uchiwa)
* 腕(うで)輪(わ) (udewa, “bracelet”)
* 光(こう)輪(りん) (kōrin, “Korin Halo, a Nimbus”)
* 五(ご)輪(りん) (gorin, “Olympics”)
* 車(しゃ)輪(りん) (sharin, “wheel”)
* 知(ち)恵(え)の輪(わ) (chie no wa)
* 花(はな)輪(わ) (hanawa, “a garland of flowers; a wreath”)
* 指(ゆび)輪(わ) (yubiwa)
* 輪(りん)郭(かく) (rinkaku)
* 輪(りん)番(ばん) (rinban)
* 輪(わ)切(ぎ)り (wagiri, “cross-sectional slice”)
* 輪(わ)ゴム (wagomu)
* 輪(りん)廻(ね) (rinne) (process returning to the beginning and then repeating itself in the same sequence)
* 二(に)輪(りん)車(しゃ) (nirinsha, “bicycle”)
* 三(さん)輪(りん)車(しゃ) (sanrinsha) (pedicab; tricycle, three-wheeler (any three-wheeled vehicle))
* 競(けい)輪(りん) (keirin, “keirin”)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 輪
* りん Grade: 4
* on'yomi

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɾʲĩɴ]

#### Counter

輪(りん) • (-rin)
* wheels
* flowers
    一(いち)輪(りん)の花(はな)が咲(さ)く
       ichirin no hana ga saku
       a single flower blooms

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 輪
* わ Grade: 4
* kun'yomi
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *wa.

#### Alternative forms

* 環

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) わ [wáꜜ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [β̞a̠]

#### Noun

輪(わ) • (wa)
* ring; circle
    広(ひろ)い輪(わ)を描(か)いた。
       Hiroi wa o kaita.
       I drew a broad circle.
* (by extension) linked network
    被害者(ひがいしゃ)支援(しえん)の輪(わ)
       higaisha shien no wa
       network of support for victims

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

輪 (eumhun 바퀴 륜 (bakwi ryun), word-initial (South Korea) 바퀴 윤 (bakwi yun))
* hanja form of 륜/윤 (“wheel”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

輪: Hán Nôm readings: luân, lon, luôn
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.