Component

囗

wéi

enclosure, surrounding boundary

Stroke order

囗 used 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