CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yuan2
- English meanings
- round, satisfactory, comprehensive
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Full enclosure structure
Full enclosure arrangement: outside 囗; inside 员.
Meaning & sound clues
囗 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “enclosure”.
员 is identified as the sound component (yuán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 圆.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
garden; park
to blame
may
aid; help
abyss; profound
source
cause; fate; edge
cause; affinity; edge
far
yard
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Related words
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