Chinese symbol for “confine”
圈
juān
to confine; to lock up; to pen in
The closest CC-CEDICT match for confine is 圈 (juān), defined as: to confine; to lock up; to pen in.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “confine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁锢 (禁錮) | jìn gù | to confine; to imprison |
| 关 (關) | guān | mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit |
| 局限 | jú xiàn | to limit; to confine |
| 幽囹 | yōu líng | to keep in confinement; to confine |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “confine”.
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.