HSK 6 · Places

方圆 fāngyuán “surrounding area” in Chinese

Traditional 方圓

What 方圆 means

  1. surrounding area
  2. vicinity
  3. circumference
  4. perimeter
  5. range
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • (within) a radius of …

How to say 方圆

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale圆yuán2nd tone, rising

方圆 in a sentence

  1. 方圆几十里只有这一家商店。

    Fāngyuán jǐ shí lǐ zhǐ yǒu zhè yì jiā shāngdiàn.

    This is the only shop for miles around.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 方圆一百公里内都能看到这座山。

    Fāngyuán yìbǎi gōnglǐ nèi dōu néng kàndào zhè zuò shān.

    You can see this mountain from anywhere within a hundred kilometres.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 方圆 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 圆 (yuán) with each of its parts in a different colour
圆yuáncircle
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 员employee · yuánSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 员 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuán.

How to write 方圆

方 4 strokes · 圆 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

方圆 (fāngyuán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 方圆 (fāngyuán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 方圆

Words with 方

北方běifāng · north地方dìfang · place方便fāngbiàn · convenient南方nánfāng · the south西方xīfāng · the West东方dōngfāng · the East方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles方法fāngfǎ · method方面fāngmiàn · respect方向fāngxiàng · direction

Words with 圆

圆yuán · circle团圆tuányuán · to be reunited (as a family)圆满yuánmǎn · satisfactory椭圆tuǒyuán · oval

More words: Places & Geography

城堡chéngbǎo · castle赤道chìdào · the equator地势dìshì · terrain方位fāngwèi · position废墟fèixū · ruins坟墓fénmù · grave港湾gǎngwān · harbour跟前gēnqián · in front of

FAQs

方圆 (fāngyuán) means “surrounding area” or “vicinity”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fāngyuán: fāng with a 1st tone, then yuán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 方圆 is written 方圓. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangyuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方圆 from the suggestions. Typing fangyuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方圆 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.