HSK 5 · Objects

圈 quān “circle” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 圈 means

  1. circle
  2. ring
  3. loop
  4. (fig.) social circle
  5. niche group
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • community
  • fandom
  • classifier for loops, orbits, laps
  • to surround
  • to encircle
  • to circle (sth)

How to say 圈

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale圈quān1st tone, high and level

圈 in a sentence

  1. 画一个圈。

    Huà yí ge quān.

    Draw a circle.

    Sentence #630268 from Tatoeba

  2. 请把正确答案圈出来。

    Qǐng bǎ zhèngquè dá'àn quān chūlai.

    Please circle the right answer.

    Sentence #618218 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 她会带你到镇上逛一圈的。

    Tā huì dài nǐ dào zhèn shàng guàng yì quān de.

    She’ll show you around the town.

    Sentence #13888240 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 圈 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 圈 (quān) with each of its parts in a different colour
圈quāncircle; ring; loop
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 卷book · juǎnSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 卷 (juǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with quān.

How to write 圈

圈 11 strokes

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

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

Words related to 圈

Words with 圈

圈套quāntào · trap

More words: Objects & Materials

零件língjiàn · part木头mùtou · wood盆pén · basin墙qiáng · wall日用品rìyòngpǐn · articles for daily use扇子shànzi · fan绳子shéngzi · cord手工shǒugōng · handmade

FAQs

圈 (quān) means “circle” or “ring”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it quān: quān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 圈 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type quan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 圈 from the suggestions. Typing quan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
圈 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.