方圆
fāngyuán
circumference; within a radius; surrounding area
Characters in this word
圆 yuán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 员 employee
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 方圆十公里内没有医院，急救体系必须重新布局。 Fāngyuán shí gōnglǐ nèi méiyǒu yīyuàn, jíjiù tǐxì bìxū chóngxīn bùjú. There is no hospital within a radius of ten kilometres, so the emergency care system must be redesigned.
- 这座山很高，方圆几十里都能看见它。 Zhè zuò shān hěn gāo, fāngyuán jǐ shí lǐ dōu néng kànjiàn tā. This mountain is so tall that it can be seen for miles around.
- 村子方圆都是稻田，夏天一片绿色。 Cūnzi fāngyuán dōu shì dàotián, xiàtiān yí piàn lǜsè. The area around the village is all rice fields, and in summer it is all green.