quān

circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • juānto confineB7
  • juànlivestock enclosureB7
  • 圈套quāntàotrapB7
  • 圈子quānzicircleB7

See it in sentences

他画了一个圈。

He drew a circle.

他跑了一圈。

He ran one lap.