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Character

圈

juàn
juān
quān HSK 7
圈 juàn
  • 1. simple enclosure for pigs, sheep, or other livestock with a shed and fence
  • 2. a surname
Words using 圈 as juàn (0)
圈 juān
  • 1. to pen up poultry or livestock with a fence
  • 2. (colloq.) to lock up a prisoner; to imprison
  • 3. to restrain; to confine a person
Words using 圈 as juān (0)
圈 quān HSK 7
  • 1. circular route; loop; lap
  • 2. to enclose; to surround (usually a place)
  • 3. scope; circle; sphere
  • 4. to draw a circle as a mark
  • 5. ring; circular shape; something ring-shaped
Words using 圈 as quān (2)
  • 1 圈套 quān tào — trap HSK 7
    • 圈 circle, enclosure (the surrounding or ensnaring aspect)
    • 套 snare, device (the mechanism or scheme aspect)
    Example

    他掉进了骗子的圈套。

    tā diào jìn le piàn zi de quān tào

    He fell into the swindler's trap.

  • 2 圈子 quān zi — circle HSK 7
    • 圈 circle, ring
    • 子 nominal suffix
    Example

    他在商业圈子里很有名。

    tā zài shāng yè quān zi lǐ hěn yǒu míng

    He is very famous in business circles.

Structure & writing
圈 quān — circular route; loop; lap
Xpinyin

圈 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 囗 wéi — enclosure, surrounding boundary
囗 is a component in 16 characters
HSK 1
回 huí to wind, circle, or rotate 国 guó country; nation; state 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')
HSK 2
因 yīn cause; reason (opposite of 果)
HSK 3
园 yuán garden (for growing vegetables, flowers, or fruit) 图 tú image depicted by drawing or painting
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 围 wéi to surround; to encircle
HSK 5
团 tuán round; circular 固 gù firm; sturdy 圆 yuán plane figure enclosed by a circle
HSK 6
圈 quān circular route; loop; lap 菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria
HSK 7
卤 lǔ bittern; the bitter black liquid remaining after salt crystallization, a mixture of magnesium chloride, magnesium sulfate, magnesium bromide, and sodium chloride 囚 qiú to imprison; to incarcerate 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler
2 卷 juàn — a scroll (of painting or calligraphy) that can be rolled up
Xpinyin
卷 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 6
圈 quān circular route; loop; lap
HSK 7
倦 juàn tired, weary

Stroke order