圈 quān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 卷 book, scroll, volume
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
圈
juān
to encircle; to mark/circle; to confine
Character
Example phrases
- 老师让学生先把关键词圈出来，再分析文章结构。 Lǎoshī ràng xuéshēng xiān bǎ guānjiàncí juān chūlai, zài fēnxī wénzhāng jiégòu. The teacher asked the students to circle the key words first, and then analyse the structure of the article.
- 请把你不认识的生词圈起来，下课后问老师。 Qǐng bǎ nǐ bú rènshi de shēngcí juān qǐlái, xiàkè hòu wèn lǎoshī. Please circle the new words you don't know and ask the teacher after class.
- 农民用木栏把一块草地圈了起来，好养几只羊。 Nóngmín yòng mù lán bǎ yí kuài cǎodì juān le qǐlái, hǎo yǎng jǐ zhī yáng. The farmer fenced off a patch of grass with a wooden fence so that he could keep a few sheep.
Related words
- 圈 quān circle; loop
- 圈 juàn pen; enclosure; fold
- 圈套 quāntào trap; snare
- 圈子 quānzi circle; social circle; group
- 偏远 piānyuǎn remote; far-flung
- 偏僻 piānpì remote; out-of-the-way
- 僻静 pìjìng secluded and quiet
- 伸缩 shēnsuō to stretch and contract; flexible; telescopic
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 蒙 méng to cover; to receive; to be covered with
- 码 mǎ to stack; to pile up
- 散落 sànluò to scatter; to fall and be scattered