環 (waan4 | huan2) : ring; hoop; surround; link

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環

waan4

huan2

[1] [n] ring (esp of jade); hoop; loop
[2] [v] surround; encircle; hem in
[3] [n] link; one part of the whole

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 玉 (#96)

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

環 / 环

This word has been viewed 14809 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Apr 2014 14:54

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環保 waan4 bou2 huan2 bao3 = eco-friendly

環形山 waan4 jing4 saan1 huan2 xing2 shan1 = crater (lit., "ring shaped mountain")

耳環 ji5 waan4*2 er3 huan2 = earring

環境 waan4 ging2 huan2 jing4 = surroundings; environment

居住環境 geoi1 zyu6 waan4 ging2 = living environment

循環 ceon4 waan4 xun2 huan2 = circle; loop; cycle

中環 zung1 waan4 = Chung Wan; Central District; Central (MTR station), Hong Kong; middle ring

上環 soeng6 waan4 = Sheung Wan (MTR station)

環礁 waan4 ziu1 = atoll

環保署 waan4 bou2 cyu5 huan2 bao3 shu3 = Environmental Protection Department
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搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity.
[You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]

在這個環境，這個〝場〞字是個量詞。國
The character "場" is a classifier in this context.
[口語：喺呢個環境，呢個〝場〞字係個量詞。 (The actual context in which this sentence arose was 在還原那場雨, where 場 is a classifier for rain.)]

係環境被逼先至去標參 粵
The circumstances forced him to kidnap.

今次環遊世界令我大開眼界粵
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.

環衛工人
sanitation worker

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Decimal representation of this word: 環
Unicode code for this character: U+74b0 (off-site link)

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