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Chinese symbol for “circumference”

圆周
yuán zhōu
Traditional: 圓周
circumference; circle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for circumference is 圆周 (yuán zhōu), defined as: circumference; circle.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

圆 yuán
circle; circular, round; complete
radical 31 ⼞ · 10 strokes
周 zhōu
Zhou dynasty; circumference
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “circumference”

WordPinyinMeaning
周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle
周长 (周長)zhōu chángperimeter; circumference
周径 (周徑)zhōu jìnggirth; circumference

Related words

Other words that share a character with 圆周.

WordPinyinMeaning
圆满 (圓滿)yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect
圆形 (圓形)yuán xínground; circular
日圆 (日圓)rì yuánvariant of 日元 (rì yuán)
圆圈 (圓圈)yuán quāncircle
团圆 (團圓)tuán yuánto have a reunion
椭圆 (橢圓)tuǒ yuánoval; ellipse
周年 (週年)zhōu niánanniversary; annual
周围 (周圍)zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery

See also: Japanese symbol for “circumference”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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