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Chinese symbol for “perimeter”

方圆
fāng yuán
Traditional: 方圓
perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perimeter is 方圆 (fāng yuán), defined as: perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ....

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

方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes
圆 yuán
circle; circular, round; complete
radical 31 ⼞ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “perimeter”

WordPinyinMeaning
周长 (周長)zhōu chángperimeter; circumference
周边 (周邊)zhōu biānperiphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral

Related words

Other words that share a character with 方圆.

WordPinyinMeaning
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)
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)

See also: Japanese symbol for “perimeter”.

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.