圈 (hyun1 gyun6 | quan1 juan1 juan4) : circle; ring; encircle; pen in; sty

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圈

hyun1 gyun6

quan1 juan1 juan4

[粵] hyun1 | [國] quan1
[1] [n] circle; ring; circuit; lap
[2] [v] encircle; enclose; mark with a circle

[粵] hyun1 | [國] juan1
[v] pen in; coop up; lock up

[粵] gyun6 | [國] juan4
[n] sty; pen; fold; corral

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

圈

This word has been viewed 11397 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2013 03:57

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圈地 gyun6 dei6 quan1 di4 = staking a claim to territory; enclosure

甜圈 tim4 hyun1 tian2 quan1 = donut

馬圈 maa5 gyun6 ma3 juan4 = horse stable

洋蔥圈 joeng4 cung1 hyun1 yang2 cong1 quan1 = onion rings

鑰匙圈 joek6 si4 hyun1 yao4 shi5 quan1 = keychain 國

打圈 daa2 hyun1 da3 quan1 = to circle

圈子 hyun1 zi2 quan1 zi5 = a circle 國

圈套 hyun1 tou3 quan1 tao4 = trap; snare; trick

花圈 faa1 hyun1 hua1 quan1 = wreath

圓圈 jyun4 hyun1 yuan2 quan1 = circle (shape)
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燒焊返個線圈就可以撻着架車粵
The car should be able to start once we weld the solenoid.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 圈
Unicode code for this character: U+5708 (off-site link)

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