环 (huán): ring, hoop, loop, (chain) link, classifier for scores in archery etc, to surround
环 (huán) is a Chinese character meaning “ring.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 不 (phonetic). It ranks #681 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 环 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 玩 (wán, to play), 现 (xiàn, to appear), 班 (bān, team).
Definitions
- ring
- hoop
- loop
- (chain) link
- classifier for scores in archery etc
- to surround
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 环
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 环境noun | huán jìng | environment | 3 |
| 环节noun | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) | 5 |
| 循环verb | xún huán | to cycle | 6 |
| 耳环noun | ěr huán | earring | 6 |
| 环保noun/adjective | huán bǎo | environmental protection | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 连环noun | lián huán | chain of rings |
| 环球adjective | huán qiú | around the world |
| 环绕verb | huán rào | to surround |
| 环游verb | huán yóu | to travel around (the world, a country etc) |
| 指环noun | zhǐ huán | (finger) ring |
| 光环noun | guāng huán | ring of light |
| 环顾verb | huán gù | to look around |
| 连环画noun | lián huán huà | lianhuanhua (graphic novel) |
| 花环noun | huā huán | garland |
| 环形adjective | huán xíng | ring-shaped |
| 环保局 | huán bǎo jú | environment protection office |
| 环状adjective | huán zhuàng | annular |
| 环路noun | huán lù | ring road |
| 吊环noun | diào huán | rings (gymnastics) |
| 门环noun | mén huán | door knocker (in the shape of a ring) |
环 appears in 101 compound words: 48 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 环 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Example Sentences
保护环境是我们每个人的责任，要从身边小事做起。
Bǎohù huánjìng shì wǒmen měi gè rén de zérèn, yào cóng shēnbiān xiǎoshì zuò qǐ.
Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility; we must start with small things around us.
【中环解密】BLACKPINK官方YouTub...
zhōng huán jiě mì B L A C K P I N K guān fāng Y o u T u b . . .
【Central Decryption】BLACKPINK Official YouTub...
【中环解密】日睡8小时被炒 投行分析师兴讼
zhōng huán jiě mì rì shuì 8 xiǎo shí bèi chǎo tóu háng fēn xī shī xīng sòng
【Central Decryption】Sleeping for 8 hours a day was fired and investment bank analysts filed a lawsuit
一环内禁燃!云岩区春节期间烟花爆竹禁限放区域...
yī huán nèi jīn rán ! yún yán qū chūn jié qī jiān yān huā bào zhú jīn xiàn fàng qū yù . . .
No combustion in the first ring! During the Spring Festival in Yunyan District, fireworks and firecrackers are prohibited and restricted...
一杯热水赠归人 一句感谢显温情 环兰高速人:点滴之..
yī bēi rè shuǐ zèng guī rén yī gōu gǎn xiè xiǎn wēn qíng huán lán gāo sù rén diǎn dī zhī . .
A cup of hot water for the traveler A word of thanks shows warmth Huanlan Expressway staff: Every little gesture...
冬奥会|冰壶男子循环赛:中国队不敌加拿大队
dōng ào huì bīng hú nán zǐ xún huán sài zhōng guó duì bù dí jiā ná dà duì
Winter Olympics | Men's Curling Round Robin: China Falls to Canada
如果没有冠状病毒的话，我就去环游世界了！
Rúguǒ méiyǒu guānzhuàngbìngdú dehuà, wǒ jiù qù huányóu shìjiè le!
If there were no Covid, I would travel around the world!
我们应该尽力不要污染环境。
Wǒmen yīnggāi jìnlì bù yào wūrǎn huánjìng.
We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
人类是环境的产物。
Rénlèi shì huánjìng de chǎnwù.
Man is a creature of circumstances.
周围环境怎么样？静不静？夜晚闹不闹？
Zhōuwéi huánjìng zěnmeyàng? Jìng bù jìng? Yèwǎn nào bù nào?
How's the neighborhood? Quiet? Noisy at night?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
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