論

This character is technically a polyphonic character.

Formed from 言 (words, speech) indicating meaning and 侖 (to think, arrange) as the phonetic component, making it a phono-semantic compound.

Among commonly used characters, 論 is unique:

• In Korean Hanja and Japanese Kanji, it is the only frequently used character read as 론.

討論 (토론) – discussion, debate;

議論 (의론) – argument, debate, to argue;

評論 (평론) – critique, commentary, review;

結論 (결론) – conclusion;

論文 (논문) – thesis, dissertation, scholarly paper;

論理 (논리) – logic;

論述 (논술) – discourse, essay writing, exposition;

論點 (논점) – point of argument, topic of debate;

論爭 (논쟁) – dispute, controversy;

論據 (논거) – grounds, basis, reasoning;

辯論 (변론) – argument, pleading (esp. legal);

總論 (총론) – general remarks, introduction (in books);

各論 (각론) – detailed discussion, specific remarks (counterpart to 總論);

自論 (자론) – self-reflection, self-discussion;

孤論 (고론) – isolated opinion.