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CHINESE CHARACTER

huán

环

环

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ring

Numbered pinyin
huan2
English meanings
ring, link

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 王; right 不.

Meaning & sound clues

王 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “jade”.

不 is identified as the sound component (bù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 环.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰王不

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

    yī一gè个yuán圆huán环。

    A ring.

  2. 02

    shǒu手shàng上dài戴gè个huán环。

    Wear a ring.

  3. 03

    huánbǎo环保hěn很zhòngyào重要。

    Environmental protection matters.

  4. 04

    yī一huán环jiē接yī一huán环。

    One link after another.

  5. 05

    huán环yóu游shìjiè世界。

    Travel around the world.

  6. 06

    huán环xíng形de的lù路。

    A ring road.

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