WHOLE CHARACTER
论
to discuss and analyze; to reason about; a theory; a treatise; systematic views; to decide or rank by (论罪,论件); to view; to regard (一概而论)
论 is to discuss and reason: 讨论 'discuss', 论文 'a paper', 理论 'theory'.
ZDIC: 形声，从讠、仑声.
Character Familiesleft / right
论
to discuss and analyze; to reason about; a theory; a treatise; systematic views; to decide or rank by (论罪,论件); to view; to regard (一概而论)
论 is to discuss and reason: 讨论 'discuss', 论文 'a paper', 理论 'theory'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从讠、仑声.
MEANING: THE SPEECH SIDE (ZDIC 从讠)
讠
speech (from 言)
The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.
In 论: meaning: the speech side (ZDIC 从讠) The simplified speech radical.
SOUND SIDE: 仑 (LÚN)
仑
order; coherence (mainly inside other graphs today)
A standalone character (lún, logical order — literary); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 论: sound side: 仑 (lún) lùn keeps the same syllable and changes only the tone.
Tone 4
- to discuss and analyze; to reason about
- a theory; a treatise; systematic views
- to decide or rank by (论罪,论件)
- to view; to regard (一概而论)
- 讨论to discuss
- 论文a paper; a thesis
- 理论theory
Tone 2classical; set compounds
- order; coherence (an old equivalent of 伦)
- the Analects (论语)
- to select (an old equivalent of 抡)
The book title 论语 and old dictionary equivalences; not a modern common reading, so no learner words.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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