圈 — Chinese character
圈
quān
circle, ring, loop; to encircle
- Pinyin
- quān
- Radical
- 31 ⼞ (Enclosure)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 囗 卷
- Formation
- pictophonetic — enclosure; meaning component 囗; sound component 卷
- Japanese
- 圈 as a kanji
Common words with 圈
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圈子 | quān zi | circle; ring |
| 娱乐圈 (娛樂圈) | yú lè quān | the entertainment world; show business |
| 朋友圈 | péng you quān | circle of friends; social circle |
| 圆圈 (圓圈) | yuán quān | circle |
| 圈套 | quān tào | trap; snare; trick |
| 演艺圈 (演藝圈) | yǎn yì quān | show business |
| 线圈 (線圈) | xiàn quān | coil (of wire) |
| 光圈 | guāng quān | aperture; diaphragm |
| 圈内 (圈內) | quān nèi | among insiders; within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc); (esp.) in show business circles |
| 生物圈 | shēng wù quān | biosphere |
| 花圈 | huā quān | wreath; garland |
| 商圈 | shāng quān | commercial district; business district |
English words written with 圈
圈 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.