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寰

huán

Character

What 寰 means

1. large domain
2. extensive region

Words starting with 寰

• 寰宇huán yǔthe whole earth; the universe
• 寰球huán qiú(literary) the globe; the entire world
• 寰螽huán zhōngeastern shield-backed katydid (genus Atlanticus)

Words containing 寰

• 惨绝人寰cǎn jué rén huánextremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
• 人寰rén huánworld; earthly world
• 撒手人寰sā shǒu rén huánto leave one's mortal frame (idiom); to die

Characters built on 睘

These share the phonetic component 睘 (qióng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 圜huáncircle; encircle
• 鬟huána knot of hair on top of head
• 鹮huánspoonbill; ibis; family Threskiornithidae
• 轘huànto tear between chariots (as punishment)
• 嬛huán(used in names)
• 缳huánto bind; to tie; lace

Characters that look like 寰

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

• 震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt
• 翼yìwing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist
• 霓níJapanese cicada; old variant of 霓
• 襄xiāng(literary) to assist
• 霄xiāofirmament; heaven
• 燮xièto blend; to adjust; to harmonize

Sounds the same

Read huán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 环ring; hoop; loop
• 还to pay back; to return
• 桓Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi); big; pillar (old)
• 鬟a knot of hair on top of head
• 圜circle; encircle
• 鹮spoonbill; ibis; family Threskiornithidae
• 锾ancient unit of weight; money
• 洹name of a river
• 嬛(used in names)
• 瓛(old) jade tablet or scepter held by a duke at ceremonies
• 貆badger
• 澴to return (of waves)