Which Chinese characters are pronounced gun?

This page lists 12 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable gun, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all gun characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable gun while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing gun characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin gun

Learn how to write 12 Chinese characters pronounced “gun” across 2 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “gun” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

滚gǔn

to boil

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棍gùn

stick; rod; truncheon

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced gùn

1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation gùn, including 棍 (stick; rod; truncheon).

1 character

棍gùn

stick; rod; truncheon

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced gǔn

11 dictionary entries use the pronunciation gǔn, including 滚 (to boil), 丨 (radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)), 衮 (imperial robe), 绲 (cord), 袞 (Chinese character).

11 characters

滚gǔn

to boil

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丨gǔn

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

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衮gǔn

imperial robe

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绲gǔn

cord