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
圈子
quānzi
circle; social circle; group
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 学术圈子过于封闭时，外部批评往往被误解为敌意。 Xuéshù quānzi guòyú fēngbì shí, wàibù pīpíng wǎngwǎng bèi wùjiě wéi díyì. When an academic circle is too closed, outside criticism is often misunderstood as hostility.
- 她想进入艺术圈子，认识更多有才华的朋友。 Tā xiǎng jìnrù yìshù quānzi, rènshi gèng duō yǒu cáihuá de péngyou. She wants to enter artistic circles and meet more talented friends.
- 这个圈子里的人都很热心，经常互相帮助。 Zhège quānzi lǐ de rén dōu hěn rèxīn, jīngcháng hùxiāng bāngzhù. The people in this circle are all warm-hearted and often help one another.