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
圈套
quāntào
trap; snare
Characters in this word
套 tào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- 大 big, great, vast, high, deep 镸 long
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 对方故意抛出高回报承诺，其实是一个精心设计的圈套。 Duìfāng gùyì pāochū gāo huíbào chéngnuò, qíshí shì yí gè jīngxīn shèjì de quāntào. The other side deliberately offered promises of high returns, but it was actually a carefully designed trap.
- 他差点掉进合同里的圈套，幸好律师及时提醒了他。 Tā chàdiǎn diào jìn hétong lǐ de quāntào, xìnghǎo lǜshī jíshí tíxǐng le tā. He almost fell into the trap hidden in the contract; luckily the lawyer warned him in time.
- 骗子设下的圈套虽然巧妙，还是被警察拆穿了。 Piànzǐ shè xià de quāntào suīrán qiǎomiào, háishì bèi jǐngchá chāichuān le. Though cunning, the trap set by the swindlers was still exposed by the police.
Related words
- 圈 quān circle; loop
- 圈 juān to encircle; to mark/circle; to confine
- 圈 juàn pen; enclosure; fold
- 圈子 quānzi circle; social circle; group
- 套 tào a measure word for sets
- 手套 shǒutào gloves
- 套餐 tàocān meal set
- 外套 wàitào coat
- 配套 pèitào matching; complete as a set
- 跑龙套 pǎolóngtào to play a minor role; to be an extra
- 人质 rénzhì hostage
- 猎物 lièwù prey; quarry