圈 quān circle

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 圈 is in band 4. HSK 5 explained

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中圈means a circle. Picture a teacher at a whiteboard, and a student asks what shape the clock is. She draws a round shape and says it. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

圈 is written in 11 strokes.

圈 — the Chinese character for circle (quān), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 圈 — circle

Senses

circle; ring; loop
(fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom
classifier for loops, orbits, laps
to surround; to encircle
to circle (sth); to mark with a circle

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Where 圈 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 4 Practise Topic: Everyday objects Practise Topic: Quantities and measures Practise

圈 is pronounced quān and means “circle”.