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CHINESE CHARACTER

quān

圈

圈

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measure word (activities)

Numbered pinyin
quan1
English meanings
m.[activity]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Full enclosure structure

Full enclosure arrangement: outside 囗; inside 卷.

  • Outside

    囗
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  • Inside

    卷
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Meaning & sound clues

囗 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “enclosure”.

卷 is identified as the sound component (juǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 圈.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿴囗卷

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huà画yī一gè个quān圈。

    Draw a circle.

  2. 02

    wéi围chéng成yī一quān圈。

    Form a circle.

  3. 03

    pǎo跑yī一quān圈。

    Run a lap.

  4. 04

    quānzi圈子。

    A circle.

  5. 05

    zhuǎn转yī一quān圈。

    Turn once.

  6. 06

    bié别zǒu走chū出quānzi圈子。

    Don't leave the circle.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 圈套
  • 圈子
  • 演艺圈