rùn

common
technical
verb

Meaning of

闰 means intercalate (in calendar); surname Run. Pronounced rùn.

  • intercalate (in calendar)
  • surname Run

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jīn
nián
shì
rùn
nián
 
èr
yuè
yǒu
292
tiān9
 
 

This year is a leap year, so February has 29 days.

Nóng
jīn
nián
rùn
yuè
 
suǒ
yǒu
liǎng
duān
jié
 

This lunar year has an intercalary fifth month, so there will be two Dragon Boat Festivals.

Gōng
měi
nián
zhì
rùn
 
chú
fēi
nián
fèn
néng
bèi
1001
zhěng0
chú0
dàn
néng
bèi
400
zhěng
chú4
 0
 0
 
 
 

The Gregorian calendar adds an extra day every four years, unless the year is divisible by 100 but not by 400.

dài
tiān
wén
xué
jiā
hěn
zǎo
jiǔ
zhǎng
le
rùn
yuè
de
suàn
fāng
 

Ancient astronomers mastered the calculation methods for intercalary months at an early date.

Yóu
qiú
gōng
zhuǎn
zhōu
de
chā
 
men
yào
dìng
zhì
rùn
lái
bǎo
chí
zhǔn
què
 

Due to the error in Earth's orbital period, we need regular intercalation to keep the calendar accurate.