Chinese Character 圓 Meanings and components.

Form

圓

Meaning

圓 meaning[3] in English

Circle.

Round.

Circular.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 圓 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are enclosure (囗) , and person (員)

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

In cangjie it is written with WRBC

How to write 圓

To write圓yuan2circle you should write a combination of 囗wei2enclosure , 員yuan2person arranged in a 回 shape:

囗 + 員 = 圓

圓 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

圓
Pinyin:yuan2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Circle . Round . Circular . Spherical . (Of The Moon) Full . Unit Of Chinese Currency (Yuan) . Tactful . To Make Consistent And Whole (The Narrative Of A Dream Or A Lie)
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
員
Pinyin:yuan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Person . Employee . Member
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

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

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

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