团 (tuán): round, lump, ball

团 (tuán) is a Chinese character meaning “round.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 囗 (structural) and 才 (structural). It ranks #405 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 团 a lot of talent 才 gathered in one place 囗. Its radical form 囗 (enclosure) appears in many related characters such as 四 (sì, four), 回 (huí, to circle), 国 (guó, country).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. round
  2. lump
  3. ball

Etymology & Origin

团

ideographicA lot of talent 才 gathered in one place 囗

Decomposition: ⿴囗才 (layout: full-surround)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 团

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
团队nountuán duìteam5
集团nounjí tuángroup6
团结verb/adjectivetuán jiéto unite6
团体nountuán tǐgroup6
团圆verbtuán yuánto have a reunion6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
陪审团nounpéi shěn tuánjury
一团糟adjectiveyī tuán zāochaos
马戏团nounmǎ xì tuáncircus
军团nounjūn tuáncorps
团伙nountuán huǒ(criminal) gang
团聚verbtuán jùto reunite
乐团nounyuè tuánband
社团nounshè tuánassociation
合唱团nounhé chàng tuánchorus
团团转verbtuán tuán zhuànto go round and round
谜团nounmí tuánriddle
兵团nounbīng tuánlarge military unit
乱成一团luàn chéng yī tuánin a great mess
财团nouncái tuánfinancial group
剧团nounjù tuántheatrical troupe
102
Total compounds
26
As first character
69
As last character
5
As middle character

团 appears in 102 compound words: 26 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 5 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 团 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

集jí
0.595134,107 co-occurrences
体tǐ
0.55463,902 co-occurrences
骑qí
0.5039,124 co-occurrences
兵bīng
0.49234,584 co-occurrences
长cháng
0.48952,704 co-occurrences
队duì
0.47240,936 co-occurrences
军jūn
0.46944,614 co-occurrences
乐lè
0.46420,210 co-occurrences
师shī
0.44316,544 co-occurrences
结jié
0.44218,414 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (15)

抱成一团bào chéng yī tuánHSK 5+

to band together; to gang up; to stick together

phrase
大陪审团dà péishěntuánHSK 6+

grand jury

noun
犯罪集团fàn zuì jí tuánHSK 6+

crime syndicate

phrase
犯罪团伙fàn zuì tuán huǒHSK 6+

a criminal gang

phrase
管弦乐团guǎnxián yuètuánHSK 7+

orchestra (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments)

noun
花团锦簇huātuánjǐncùHSK 7+

a mass of rich and colorful decorations

phrase
慌成一团huāng chéng yī tuánHSK 7+

(of a group of people) to run about helplessly

phrase
交响乐团jiāoxiǎngyuètuánHSK 5+

symphony orchestra

noun
乱成一团luàn chéng yī tuánHSK 5+

in a great mess; chaotic

phrase
漆黑一团qīhēiyītuánHSK 7+

synonym of 一團漆黑 /一团漆黑 (yītuánqīhēi)

phrase
企业集团qǐyè jítuánHSK 5+

enterprise group; conglomerate

noun
团结一心tuán jié yī xīnHSK 5+

to unite as one

phrase

Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 团.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了团字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le tuán zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .

I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "团" in the dictionary.

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

...会)冰雪“意”犹未尽:米兰冬奥会上中国军团的“名场面”

. . . huì ) bīng xuě yì yóu wèi jǐn : mǐ lán dōng ào huì shàng zhōng guó jūn tuán de míng chǎng miàn

... The "meaning" of ice and snow is still unfinished: the "famous scene" of the Chinese legion at the Milan Winter Olympics

百度新闻Feb 2026

当年轻人成为过年“主理人”,让团圆找到新载体

dāng nián qīng rén chéng wéi guò nián zhǔ lǐ rén , ràng tuán yuán zhǎo dào xīn zài tǐ

When young people become the "managers" of the New Year, let the reunion find a new carrier

百度新闻Feb 2026

新春走基层|货运列车检车员:迟来的团圆,只为让更多..

xīn chūn zǒu jī céng huò yùn liè chē jiǎn chē yuán : chí lái de tuán yuán , zhī wéi ràng gēng duō . .

Freight train inspector: belated reunion, just to let more:

百度新闻Feb 2026

柴火灶里烧出的“团聚”,藏着最浓的奉贤年味丨有一种..

chái huǒ zào lǐ shāo chū de tuán jù , zàng zhe zuì nóng de fèng xián nián wèi 丨 yǒu yī zhǒng . .

The "reunion" burned in the wood stove hides the strongest Fengxian New Year's flavor丨There is a kind:

百度新闻Feb 2026

把年味种在“商城之心”,在商博遇见另一种团圆

bǎ nián wèi zhǒng zài shāng chéng zhī xīn , zài shāng bó yù jiàn lìng yī zhǒng tuán yuán

Plant the flavor of the New Year in the "heart of the mall" and meet another reunion at the Business Expo

Tatoeba

你知道伦敦交响乐团的演奏会行程吗?

Nǐ zhīdào Lúndūn jiāoxiǎngyuètuán de yǎnzòu huì xíngchéng ma?

Do you know the concert schedule of London Symphony Orchestra?

Tatoeba

这是管弦乐团的第五场音乐会。

Zhè shì guǎnxiányuètuán de dìwǔ chǎng yīnyuèhuì.

This is the fifth concert by this orchestra.

Tatoeba

我打算加入学校的管弦乐团。

Wǒ dǎsuàn jiārù xuéxiào de guǎnxiányuètuán.

I'm going to join the school orchestra.

Tatoeba

这封信是揭开谜团的唯一线索。

Zhè fēng xìn shì jiēkāi mítuán de wéiyī xiànsuǒ.

This letter is the only key to the mystery.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 团 (tuán) mean in Chinese?
团 (tuán) primarily means "round." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #405 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 团 have?
团 is written with 6 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 团?
The radical associated with 团 is 囗 (enclosure). This radical appears in many characters related to enclosure.
What are the components of 团?
团 is composed of: 囗 (structural), 才 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿴囗才 with a full-surround layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 团?
Common words with 团 include: 陪审团 (péi shěn tuán, "jury"); 团队 (tuán duì, "team"); 一团糟 (yī tuán zāo, "chaos"); 集团 (jí tuán, "group"); 团结 (tuán jié, "to unite"). There are over 102 compound words containing this character.
Is 团 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 团 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.