Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound. Originally written as 員.
Components
Traditional (圓)
Simplified (圆)
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Historical Evolution
円
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
円
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
円
Regular
Modern
Chinese
圆 / 圓 [yuán]
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
Japanese
noun
- yen (Japanese monetary unit)
- circle
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
円 えん
En female given namesurname
円 つぶら
Tsubura female given namesurname
円 のどか
Nodoka female given name
円 まどか
Madoka female given namesurname
円 まる
Maru surnamegiven name
円 まろか
Maroka female given name
円 まろし
Maroshi given name
円 みつ
Mitsu female given name
円 めぐる
Meguru female given name
圓 えん
En surname
圓 えんざき
Enzaki surname
圓 えんぷく
Enpuku unclassified name
圓 だん
Dan unclassified name
圓 まとめ
Matome surname
圓 まどか
Madoka female given name
圓 まる
Maru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (125)
圆满 [yuánmǎn] #10,097
satisfactory
圆形 [yuánxíng] #12,136
round
方圆 [fāngyuán] #10,368
perimeter
圆圈 [yuánquān] #12,686
circle
日圆 [Rìyuán] #9,343
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
团圆 [tuányuán] #17,822
to have a reunion
圆滑 [yuánhuá] #17,205
smooth and evasive
汤圆 [tāngyuán] #12,221
boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
圆明园 [Yuánmíngyuán] #12,601
Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
圆盘 [yuánpán] #17,419
disk
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 円 [えん] #1,125
yen (Japanese monetary unit)
⭐ 丸い [まるい] #3,738
round
⭐ 円形 [えんけい] #10,708
round shape
円を描く [えんをえがく] #12,962
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.)
⭐ １０００円 [せんえん] #13,816
1000 yen
⭐ 円卓 [えんたく] #17,045
round table
⭐ 円滑 [えんかつ] #20,708
smooth
⭐ 円盤 [えんばん] #20,738
disk
１００円 [ひゃくえん] #22,140
100 yen
⭐ 丸み [まるみ] #22,454
roundness
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KOREAN WORDS (5)