圜 (huán): circle, encircle

圜 (huán) is a Chinese character meaning “circle.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 囗 (structural) and 睘 (structural). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 圜 a round 睘 fence 囗. Its radical form 囗 (enclosure) appears in many related characters such as 国 (guó, country), 回 (huí, to circle), 因 (yīn, cause).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 囗 enclosure16 strokesFrequency #9999囗 structural睘 structural

Definitions

  1. circle
  2. encircle

Etymology & Origin

圜

ideographicA round 睘 fence 囗

Decomposition: ⿴囗睘 (layout: full-surround)

Components:囗structural睘structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
转圜余地zhuǎn huán yú dìto have room to save a situation
转圜verbzhuǎn huánto save or redeem (a situation)
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Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

圜 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个圜字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gè huán zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

In Classical Chinese, the character "圜" has different meanings.

Character Family

囗 Radical Family — Characters sharing the enclosure radical

因yīn国guó回huí四sì团tuán图tú围wéi困kùn园yuán囚qiú

Related Characters

国guó回huí因yīn四sì围wéi囚qiú图tú园yuán困kùn团tuán

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 圜 (huán) mean in Chinese?
圜 (huán) primarily means "circle." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 圜 have?
圜 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 圜?
The radical associated with 圜 is 囗 (enclosure). This radical appears in many characters related to enclosure.
What are the components of 圜?
圜 is composed of: 囗 (structural), 睘 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿴囗睘 with a full-surround layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 圜?
Common words with 圜 include: 转圜余地 (zhuǎn huán yú dì, "to have room to save a situation"); 转圜 (zhuǎn huán, "to save or redeem (a situation)"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
Is 圜 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 圜 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.