Chinese Character: 晕 (yūn, yùn - Dizzy; Halo)
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 日 (Sun radical)
Stroke Count: 10
Character Decomposition: 日 + 军 (Sun + Army, a rough visual decomposition)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: yūn (first tone), yùn (fourth tone) (Two pronunciations with different meanings)
3. Meaning (含义)
When pronounced as "yūn", it means dizzy, giddy; when pronounced as "yùn", it means halo, aura. (当读“yūn”时，表示头晕、眩晕；读“yùn”时，表示光晕、光圈。)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 晕倒 (yūn dǎo) - Faint; Pass out
- 晕车 (yùn chē) - Carsick
- 日晕 (rì yùn) - Solar halo
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
As a verb, it can describe the state of being dizzy or having a halo effect. It can also be used in some fixed phrases. (作为动词，可描述头晕或有光晕的状态，也可用于一些固定短语中。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In traditional Chinese culture, natural phenomena like solar halos were sometimes associated with omens. (在中国传统文化中，日晕等自然现象有时会与预兆相关联。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
他在太阳下站了太久，晕倒了。(Tā zài tài yáng xià zhàn le tài jiǔ, yūn dǎo le.) - He stood in the sun for too long and fainted.
我每次坐车都晕车。(Wǒ měi cì zuò chē dōu yùn chē.) - I get carsick every time I take a car.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can think of the "日" radical as representing the sun, and when the sun is strong, it might make you feel dizzy. And the "晕" with the fourth - tone can be related to the halo around the sun. (你可以把“日”字旁想象成太阳，太阳太强烈时会让人头晕。而读第四声的“晕”可以和太阳周围的光晕联系起来。)