juān

to confine; to lock up; to pen in

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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.

  • quāncircleB6
  • juànlivestock enclosureB7
  • 圈套quāntàotrapB7
  • 圈子quānzicircleB7

See it in sentences

他把羊圈起来。

He penned the sheep.

鸡圈在笼子里。

The chickens are penned in a cage.