论
論Lun2
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frequent character
abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
论 joins 讠 speech with 仑 lún, which gives the sound. It first meant 'discussion of theories'. From that came '-ism', then a written thesis, and later the general act of discussing.
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