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环
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ring

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huán
カン
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환
Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 睘 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (環)
玉 jade+ 睘 stare =
環 ring
玉 Meaning component
yù jade
jade, precious stone, gem
睘 Phonetic component
qióng stare
round
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Simplified (环)
玉 jade+ 不 no =
环 jade ring or bracelet
玉 Meaning component
yù jade
jade, precious stone, gem
不 Simplified component
bù no
no, not
Shorthand for the 睘 component in the traditional character 環.
Notes
Similar Characters
全 whole玛 agate stone (simp)玫 rose环 jade ring or bracelet (simp)玺 imperial (simp)珍 rare珏 pieces瑞 auspicious瑩 lustrous (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)瑰 marvelous璋 jade璧 piece of jade璺 Porcelain A Crack璽 imperial signet (trad/jp)莹 luster (simp)鈺 rare treasure (trad)钰 rare (simp)宝 treasure (jp)弄 play with
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
環
Regular
Modern
Chinese
环 / 環 [Huán]
surname Huan
环 / 環 [huán]
ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
Japanese
環 かん 同音
  1. noun ring; band; rim
  2. noun mathematicschemistry ring
  3. n-pref circum-
手纏 、 環 、 鐶 たまき 同音

noun

  1. archaic bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow)
  2. bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
環 かん
Kan given name
環 かんじ
Kanji unclassified name
環 くるり
Kururi female given name
環 たまき
Tamaki female given namesurname
環 たまみ
Tamami female given name
CHINESE WORDS (190)
环境 [huán​jìng] #1,960
environment
环节 [huán​jié] #3,797
(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
环保 [huán​bǎo] #6,855
environmental protection
循环 [xún​huán] #5,437
to cycle
连环 [lián​huán] #3,608
chain
环球 [huán​qiú] #6,736
around the world
耳环 [ěr​huán] #5,782
earring
环绕 [huán​rào] #9,729
to surround
环游 [huán​yóu] #10,107
to travel around (the world, a country etc)
环境保护 [huán​jìng​bǎo​hù] #5,983
environmental protection
180 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 環境 [かんきょう] #2,137
environment
⭐ 指輪 [ゆびわ] #3,671
(finger) ring
⭐ 一環 [いっかん] #6,758
link (e.g. in a chain of events)
首輪 [くびわ] #9,332
(animal) collar
腕輪 [うでわ] #12,553
bracelet
⭐ 循環 [じゅんかん] #13,428
circulation
手纏 [たまき] #16,876
bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow)
輪 [りん] #19,201
counter for wheels and flowers
家庭環境 [かていかんきょう] #27,349
home environment
浮き輪 [うきわ] #28,860
swim ring
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (8)
환경 #15,411
environment
가정 환경
family background; home environment
생활 환경
living environment
순환
rotation; cycle
일환
part
자연환경
natural environment
혈액 순환
blood circulation
화환
congratulatory flower wreath; condolence flower wreath