掄

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Simplified Form: 抡

Pronunciation

Pinyin: lún, lūn
Cantonese: leon4
JapaneseKun: ERABU
JapaneseOn: RON RIN
Korean: LYUN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: swing, brandish, flourish

CE-Dict: to select

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to swing (such as a hammer)
2.to brandish

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》掄擇也。从手侖聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】掄
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤盧昆切，音崘。【說文】擇也。【周禮·地官·山虞】凡邦工入山林，掄材不禁。【晉語】君掄賢人之後，有常位於國者而立之。【唐書·劉廸傳】文部始掄材，終授位。　又【廣韻】貫也。　又【唐韻】力迍切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】龍春切，𠀤音倫。亦擇也。

CF-Dict: brandir

Han-De-Dict: auswählen, küren (u.E.)