圈 quān circle
circle; ring; loop
怎么记住“圈”: 囗 enclosure + 卷 book = circle. In the garden enclosure of the nursery, the teacher points at a hoop in her picture book and the kids shout over each other "circle!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
圈 = 囗 enclosure + 卷 book
- 囗 enclosure meaning
- 卷 book sound
In the garden enclosure of the nursery, the teacher points at a hoop in her picture book and the kids shout over each other "circle!"
How it came to be
The small seal form puts a sound part inside an enclosure, which gives the meaning: a pen for animals.
用法
- Read quān = a ring/loop or a social circle: 画个圈 (huà ge quān) draw a circle, 圈子 (quānzi) one's social circle, 朋友圈 (péngyouquān) friend circle / WeChat Moments.
- 跑一圈 (pǎo yì quān) run a lap. 圈套 (quāntào) = a trap/snare.
- Read juàn = a pen/fold for animals: 猪圈 (zhūjuàn) pigsty.