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
juàn
pen; enclosure; fold
Character
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，这个圈里积满了泥水，牧民只好连夜转移羊群。 Bàoyǔ guò hòu, zhège juàn lǐ jīmǎn le níshuǐ, mùmín zhǐhǎo liányè zhuǎnyí yángqún. After the rainstorm, this pen was full of muddy water, so the herders had to move the sheep overnight.
- 小羊跑出圈外，男孩连忙去追。 Xiǎo yáng pǎo chū juàn wài, nánhái liánmáng qù zhuī. The lamb ran out of the pen, and the boy hurried to chase it.
- 爷爷每天早上都要打扫猪圈，再给猪喂食。 Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang dōu yào dǎsǎo zhū juàn, zài gěi zhū wèi shí. Every morning Grandpa has to clean the pigsty and then feed the pigs.
Related words
- 圈 quān circle; loop
- 圈 juān to encircle; to mark/circle; to confine
- 圈套 quāntào trap; snare
- 圈子 quānzi circle; social circle; group
- 泥土 nítǔ soil; earth
- 牧民 mùmín herder; pastoralist
- 苗 miáo seedling; young plant
- 牧场 mùchǎng pasture; ranch
- 嫩 nèn tender; young; inexperienced
- 牲畜 shēngchù livestock
- 茎 jīng stem; stalk
- 家禽 jiāqín poultry; domestic fowl