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圈
quān
1. circle
2. ring
3. loop
4. classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc
5. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
6. to surround
7. to circle
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

圈
quān
circle, ring, loop; to encircle
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

光圈
guāngquān
aperture
出圈
chūquān
to muck out
商圈
shāngquān
commercial district
圈内
quānnèi
close circle
圈圈
quānquan
to draw a circle
圈地
quāndì
staking a claim to territory
圈套
quāntào
trap
HSK 6
圈子
quānzi
circle
圈数
quānshù
number of laps
圈点
quāndiǎn
to mark a text with dots and circles
圆圈
yuánquān
circle
垫圈
diànquān
washer (on bolt)
怪圈
guàiquān
vicious circle
成圈
chéngquān
wreathe
政圈
zhèngquān
government circle
栏圈
lánquān
pen
气圈
qìquān
(planet) atmosphere
水圈
shuǐquān
the earth's ocean
烟圈
yānquān
smoke ring
眼圈
yǎnquān
rim of the eye

Alternate Entries

圈
juān
to confine / to lock up / to pen in
HSK 5
圈
juàn
pen (pig) / a fold
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,365
Word Frequency Rank
1,972 of 84,292

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