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润

rùn

to moisten; smooth; mellow

A gardener in a red apron moistens cracked soil with a watering can
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Character

润 rùn

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 闰 intercalary
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 润

Example phrases

  • 春雨把干裂的土地润得松软,播种机终于可以进地作业。 Chūnyǔ bǎ gānliè de tǔdì rùn de sōngruǎn, bōzhǒngjī zhōngyú kěyǐ jìn dì zuòyè. The spring rain moistened the cracked soil until it became soft, so the seeder could finally enter the fields.
  • 每天坚持涂润肤霜,皮肤会变得水润光滑。 Měitiān jiānchí tú rùnfūshuāng, pífū huì biàn de shuǐrùn guānghuá. If you apply moisturizing cream every day, your skin will become moist and smooth.
  • 一场小雨润了大地,花园里的花更艳了。 Yì chǎng xiǎo yǔ rùn le dàdì, huāyuán lǐ de huā gèng yàn le. A light rain moistened the earth, and the flowers in the garden became even more vivid.

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