Chinese Character 圈 Meanings and components.

Form

圈

Meaning

圈 meaning[3] in English

To Confine.

To Lock Up.

To Pen In.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 圈 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are enclosure (囗) , and to roll up (卷)

Its radical[1] is: 囗 (wei2) which means: Enclosure, .囗wei2enclosure

In cangjie it is written with WFQU

How to write 圈

To write圈quan1to confine you should write a combination of 囗wei2enclosure , 卷juan3to roll … arranged in a 回 shape:

囗 + 卷 = 圈

圈 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 圈 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 圈, looks as follow:

圈
Pinyin:quan1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Confine . To Lock Up . To Pen In
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
卷
Pinyin:juan3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Roll Up . Roll . Classifier For Small Rolled Things (Wad Of Paper Money, Movie Reel Etc)
龹
Pinyin:龹5 Shape:一
卩
Pinyin:jie2
Meaning[3]: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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