圈 (juān): to confine, to lock up, to pen in
圈 (juān) is a Chinese character meaning “to confine.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 囗 (semantic) and 卷 (phonetic). It ranks #1358 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 圈 enclosure. Its radical form 囗 (enclosure) appears in many related characters such as 四 (sì, four), 回 (huí, to circle), 国 (guó, country).
Definitions
- to confine
- to lock up
- to pen in
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圈套 | quān tào | trap |
| 圈子 | quān zi | circle |
| 项圈 | xiàng quān | necklace |
| 转圈 | zhuàn quān | to rotate |
| 兜圈子 | dōu quān zi | to encircle |
| 圆圈 | yuán quān | circle |
| 圈圈 | quān quan | to draw a circle |
| 眼圈 | yǎn quān | rim of the eye |
| 线圈 | xiàn quān | solenoid (electrical engineering) |
| 演艺圈 | yǎn yì quān | show business |
| 绕圈子 | rào quān zi | to go around in circles |
| 猪圈 | zhū juàn | pigsty (lit. and fig.) |
| 花圈 | huā quān | wreath |
| 怪圈 | guài quān | vicious circle |
| 北极圈 | běi jí quān | Arctic Circle |
圈 appears in 100 compound words: 17 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 15 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 圈 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.
praiseworthy; remarkable; commendable; doubtful; needing careful consideration
Example Sentences
这个圈字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě juān zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "圈" is related to its radical.
港股概念追踪 | 春晚人形机器人爆火出圈!机构预计今年年产业链迎来规模放量阶段(...
gǎng gǔ gài niàn zhuī zōng chūn wǎn rén xíng jī qì rén bào huǒ chū juān ! jī gòu yù jì jīn nián nián chǎn yè liàn yíng lái guī mó fàng liàng jiē duàn ( . . .
Hong Kong Stock Concept Tracking | The humanoid robot of the Spring Festival Gala exploded out of the circle! Institutions expect that this year's industrial chain will usher in a stage of large-scale volume (...)
外国游客扎堆北京过年 中国年味儿成功圈粉全球游客
wài guó yóu kè zhā duī běi jīng guò nián zhōng guó nián wèi ér chéng gōng juān fěn quán qiú yóu kè
Foreign tourists gather in Beijing for the New Year, and the Chinese New Year flavor has successfully attracted tourists from all over the world
“老传统+新玩法+新科技” 传统庙会圈粉年轻人
lǎo chuán tǒng xīn wán fǎ xīn kē jì chuán tǒng miào huì juān fěn nián qīng rén
"Old tradition + new gameplay + new technology" Traditional temple fairs attract young people
【财圈识真假】“水记”赤马红羊年运数预测
cái juān shí zhēn jiǎ shuǐ jì chì mǎ hóng yáng nián yùn shǔ yù cè
【Financial Circle Knows True and False】"Water Record" Red Horse Red Sheep Annual Fortune Prediction
韩马利中山大宅跟北方煮锅贴过年 圈中老公杜燕歌系清朝皇族后裔
hán mǎ lì zhōng shān dà zhái gēn běi fāng zhǔ guō tiē guò nián juān zhōng lǎo gōng dù yān gē xì qīng cháo huáng zú hòu yì
Han Mali's Zhongshan mansion cooks potstickers in the north for the New Year, and her husband Du Yange in the circle is a descendant of the Qing Dynasty royal family
萨米直直地盯着马桶座圈看。
Sà mǐ zhí zhí de dīng zhe mǎtǒng zuò quān kàn.
Sami looked straight at the toilet seat.
雅妮像中了圈套的狼一样惊慌
Yǎ nī xiàng zhōng le quāntào de láng yīyàng jīnghuāng
Yanni panicked like a wolf in a snare.
圈养导致大猩猩生病。
Juànyǎng dǎozhì dàxīngxing shēngbìng.
Captivity makes gorillas sick.
你可以骑上我的摩托车去遛一圈。
Nǐ kěyǐ qí shàng wǒ de mótuōchē qù liù yī quān.
You can have a ride on my motorcycle.
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