圆润 (yuán rùn) — (of a voice or sound) mellow and full; smooth and rich; (of a shape or surface) round and smooth; sleek; (of writing, performance, or style) smooth, fluent, and polished

Definition

Describes a pleasing roundness and smoothness — voices that sound full and mellow, surfaces that look sleek, or writing that flows polished. It is a single, richer-feeling word than 圆 alone, which just means 'round'.

adjective
(of a voice or sound) mellow and fullsmooth and rich(of a shape or surface) round and smoothsleek(of writing, performance, or style) smoothfluentand polished

Examples

  • 圆润。
    Tā de shēng yīn fēi cháng yuán rùn hǎo tīng.
    Her voice is very mellow and pleasant to listen to.
  • 圆润。
    Zhè ge qiú de biǎo miàn hěn yuán rùn guāng huá.
    The surface of this ball is round and smooth.
  • 圆润。
    Tā de wén bǐ hěn yuán rùn liú chàng.
    His writing style is smooth and fluent.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

圆yuánround
润rùnsmooth

Both 圆 round and 润 smooth give a mellow, polished quality.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圓; 圆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán圓yuán
Same sound today

This is about the traditional form 圓, not the simplified 圆. In 圓, 囗 surrounds 員, and the inner part of 員 is an old circle picture.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 潤; 润 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
閏
閏rùn潤rùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 潤 pairs 水 (water) with 閏, which gives the sound and means surplus, to show an ample amount of moisture; the simplified 润 is a later abbreviation.

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