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Meaning of 圈

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (enclosure) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Full surround
    • [ wéi ] enclosure; border
    • [ juǎn ] book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
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1
Pinyin: juān
English Definition:to confine; to lock up; to pen in
Chinese Definition:
①关闭:把鸡圈起来。他已被圈在监狱里。
2
Pinyin: juàn
English Definition:pen (pig); a fold
Chinese Definition:
①养家畜的棚栏:圈舍。圈养。圈牢(饲养家畜的地方)。猪圈。
②姓氏。

Example Words:
马圈 juàn stable
垫圈HSK 6 diàn juàn to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc
猪圈HSK 5 zhū juàn pigsty (lit. and fig.)
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3
Pinyin: quān
English Definition:circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; Classifiers: ; to surround; to circle
Chinese Definition:
①环形,环形的东西:圆圈。花圈。圈套。画圈。
②周,周遭:跑了一圈儿。
③范围:势力圈。
④画环形:圈阅。圈点。圈定。
⑤划界,围住:圈地。圈闭。

Example Words:
圈子 quān zi circle; ring; (social) circle
花圈HSK 5 huā quān wreath; garland
眼圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye; eye socket
圈套HSK 6 quān tào trap; snare; trick
怪圈 guài quān vicious circle; (abnormal) phenomenon
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Example Sentences
1
广
He ran five laps around the square.
2
I drew a circle on the grass.
3
The students gather in a circle to discuss.
4
His works are very famous in the art world.
5
Lack of sleep can lead to eye fatigue and dark circles.