圈(quān)

HSK 411 strokes
Readingsquānjuànjuān

to confine

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Character information

Pinyin
quān / juàn / juān
Meaning
to confine; to lock up; to pen in
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 圈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿴囗卷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 囗 (enclosure); 卷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

囗wéi卷juàn

Parts are arranged enclosing.

How to write 圈 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 圈

Common words using 圈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

quān圈tào套
HSK 7-9

trap; snare; trick

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quān圈zi子
HSK 7-9

circle

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guāng光quān圈

aperture; diaphragm; halo; aureole

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chū出quān圈

to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer); to m…

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chā叉quān圈

XO ("extra old"), grade of cognac quality

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dōu兜quān圈zi子

to encircle

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běi北jí极quān圈

Arctic Circle

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kě可quān圈kě可diǎn点

remarkable (performance, achievement etc)

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套子光出叉兜北极

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