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圆

yuán

HSK 4 Character Traditional 圓

What 圆 means

1. circle
2. round
3. circular
4. spherical
5. (of the moon) full
6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
7. tactful
8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

Example sentences

• 球是圆的。
  Balls are round.
• 她有张圆脸。
  She has a round face.
• 昨晚月亮圆。
  The moon was full last night.
• 苹果是圆的。
  Apples are round.
• 您有圆珠笔吗？
  Do you have a ballpoint pen?
• 他有一张圆脸。
  He has a round face.

Words starting with 圆

• 圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect
• 圆形yuán xínground; circular
• 圆珠笔yuán zhū bǐballpoint pen
• 圆明园Yuán míng yuánYuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
• 圆圈yuán quāncircle
• 圆润yuán rùnmellow and full; suave; smooth and round
• 圆桌yuán zhuōround table
• 圆滑yuán huásmooth and evasive; slick and sly
• 圆柱yuán zhùcolumn; cylinder
• 圆顶yuán dǐngdome
• 圆盘yuán pándisk
• 圆月yuán yuèfull moon
• 圆舞曲yuán wǔ qǔwaltz
• 圆梦yuán mèngto fulfill one's dream; (divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream…
• 圆球yuán qiúball; sphere; globe
• 圆规yuán guīcompass (drafting)
• 圆缺yuán quēwaxing and waning (of the moon)
• 圆通yuán tōngflexible; accommodating
• 圆场yuán chǎngto mediate; to broker a compromise
• 圆寂yuán jì(of a Buddhist monk or nun) to pass away; to die
• 圆锥yuán zhuīcone; conical; tapering
• 圆光yuán guāngradiance emanating from the head; halo
• 圆周yuán zhōucircumference; circle
• 圆子yuán zikind of dumpling; sticky rice ball

Words containing 圆

• 团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion
• 椭圆tuǒ yuánoval; ellipse; elliptic
• 方圆fāng yuánperimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...
• 汤圆tāng yuánboiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
• 椭圆形tuǒ yuán xíngoval
• 大圆dà yuángreat circle (in spherical geometry)
• 浑圆hún yuánperfectly round; (fig.) accommodating; considerate
• 自圆其说zì yuán qí shuō(idiom) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation…
• 半圆bàn yuánsemicircle
• 半圆形bàn yuán xíngsemicircular
• 打圆场dǎ yuán chǎngto help to resolve a dispute; to smooth things over
• 字正腔圆zì zhèng qiāng yuánto enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
• 画圆huà yuánto draw a circle
• 肉圆ròu yuánba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo…
• 不圆通bù yuán tōnginflexible; unaccommodating
• 包圆儿bāo yuán rto buy the whole lot; to take everything remaining
• 半圆仪bàn yuán yíprotractor
• 外接圆wài jiē yuáncircumscribed circle (of a polygon)
• 走圆场zǒu yuán chǎngto walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
• 划圆防守huà yuán fáng shǒuto counter (a stroke in fencing)
• 功德圆满gōng dé yuán mǎnvirtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
• 外圆内方wài yuán nèi fānglit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom); fig. velvet glove
• 花好月圆huā hǎo yuè yuánlit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful; perfect happiness…
• 破镜重圆pò jìng chóng yuán(lit.) the two halves of the broken mirror are rejoined (idiom)…

Characters that look like 圆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 圈quāncircle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom…
• 荡dàngto wash; to squander; to sweep away
• 匿nìto hide
• 莹yíngluster of gems
• 圃pǔgarden; orchard
• 囿yòupark; to limit; be limited to

Sounds the same

Read yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 元currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…
• 员(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member…
• 原former; original; primary
• 园land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 源root; source; origin
• 援to help; to assist; to aid
• 缘cause; reason; karma
• 辕shaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…
• 袁long robe (old)
• 猿ape
• 媛used in 婵媛
• 垣wall