(huán)

16 strokes
Readingshuányuán

circle

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huán / yuán
Meaning
circle; encircle
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿴囗睘

A round 睘 fence 囗

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

zhuǎnhuán

to save or redeem (a situation); to mediate; to intercede

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