圓 (jyun4 | yuan2) : circle; round, circular; perfect; justify

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圓

jyun4

yuan2

[1] [math] circle | [antonym] 方
[2] [adj] round; circular; spherical
[3] [adj] perfect; comprehensive; satisfactory
[4] [v] justify; make plausible; perfect
[5] [n] yuan (monetary unit, often abbreviated as 元)

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 囗 (#31)

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

圓 / 圆

This word has been viewed 12759 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Mar 2014 15:09

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桂圓 gwai3 jyun4 gui4 yuan2 = longan 國

圓形 jyun4 jing4 yuan2 xing2 = circular; spherical

湯圓 tong1 jyun4*2 tang1 yuan2 = sweet glutinous rice balls

圓括號 jyun4 kut3 hou6 = parentheses (rounded)

日圓 jat6 jyun4 ri4 yuan2 = Yen, the Japanese currency

圓珠筆 jyun4 zyu1 bat1 yuan2 zhu1 bi3 = ballpoint pen

圓滿 jyun4 mun5 yuan2 man3 = satisfactory

瓜無滾圓,人無十全 gwaa1 mou4 gwan2 jyun4 jan4 mou4 sap6 cyun4 gua1 wu2 gun3 yuan2 ren2 wu2 shi2 quan2 = Nothing is perfect

團圓 tyun4 jyun4 tuan2 yuan2 = to have a reunion

橢圓 to5 jyun4 tuo3 yuan2 = ellipse; oval; ellipsoid; elliptical
See all 67 compounds (CantoDict reports 69 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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球是圓的國
A ball is round.

方丈已經圓寂五年 ?!
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]

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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: 圓
Unicode code for this character: U+5713 (off-site link)

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