闰 rùn leap

Made up of [门 mén entrance; gate radical 169, 王 yù jade radical 96]
Alternative traditional form of character: 閏

Note

Originally represented an extra gate into the city with modern 'precious' association with jade, gives the meaning 'surplus' and in particular the extra leap month inserted in the traditional calendar

Related characters

Using 门 mén : 们 mén (s) 问 wèn (ask) 闻 wén (to hear) 闲 xián (to stay idle) 间 jiàn (gap)
Using 王 yù : 全 quán (all) 主 zhǔ (owner) 住 zhù (to live) 玩 wán (toy) 理 lǐ (texture) 现 xiàn (to appear)

< Previous 入 rù Next 三 sān >

Superpower China

There is worldwide speculation on where the future will take China. For thousands of years China was by any measure the top nation on Earth, and so it seems natural that after 150 years of turmoil China will become the leading country again. In this page we speculate on what this might mean to China and the rest of the world.
Read More

Proverb

日以继夜

Rì yǐ jì yè [ri yi ji ye]

day take continue

Day and night continuously

Working without a break. Exhausted

Chinasage is a new web resource, started in 2012, pages will be added, enhanced and re-formatted regularly. Please check back soon for updated information about China.

We would be most grateful if you have any comments or suggestions to help improve this page. Our contact page is also available if you have a longer comment. Just type in a quick remark here:

Citation information: Chinasage, 'Chinese character rùn 闰 leap', , Web, http://www.chinasage.info/chars/fch_run_leap.htm.