How to Write 囵 (lún) — Meaning “Whole / Complete”

Picture a whole pizza inside a round box (囗). Inside the pizza is a slice shaped like the letter L for "lun" — this visual helps you remember that 囵 means the entire pizza, whole and complete.

Write the outer box 囗 first, then carefully place 仑 inside without letting its strokes touch the box. The inner part must be smaller than the enclosure; a common beginner mistake is making 仑 too large or unevenly centered.

囚 has a person (人) inside the box, meaning "prisoner" or "to imprison." 四 has two strokes inside, representing the number four. 囵 contains 仑 (a combination of 人 and 匕), which gives it the meaning of completeness, not imprisonment or a number.

囵 appears almost exclusively in the word 囫囵 (hú lún), meaning "whole" or "in one piece," as in the idiom 囫囵吞枣 (to swallow a date whole). This expression is used figuratively to describe accepting something without analysis or understanding.

Common words containing 囵 include: 囫囵 (hú lún) — Whole / Entire / In one piece; 囫囵个儿 (hú lún gè ér) — Whole / In one piece (colloquial); 囫囵话 (hú lún huà) — Vague talk / Ambiguous words.