Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 卷 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
圈
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
圈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
圈
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
圈
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
圈
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
圈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
圈 [juān]
to confine; to lock up; to pen in
圈 [juàn]
pen (pig); a fold
圈 [quān]
circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[gè]; to surround; to circle
Japanese
- sphere; circle; range; area; zone; bloc
- category
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (153)
圈子 [quānzi] #5,510
circle
圈套 [quāntào] #5,038
trap
眼圈 [yǎnquān] #16,181
rim of the eye
商圈 [shāngquān] #11,361
commercial district
光圈 [guāngquān] #31,588
aperture
圈圈 [quānquan] #16,005
to draw a circle
项圈 [xiàngquān] #9,936
necklace
项圈 [xiàngquān] #9,936
necklace
圆圈 [yuánquān] #12,686
circle
圆圈 [yuánquān] #12,686
circle
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KOREAN WORDS (2)