圆

yuán = yu + an2

circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

圆 = 员 + 囗 : Yu the Great (yu) is having dinner in the anthill's kitchen (an2). There is a waiter (员) serving her food from a wooden box (囗) until Yu the Great is as round (圆) as the full moon.

圆 character breakdown

圆
- 员
  - 口
  - 贝
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - ⺆
      - 丿
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
- 囗

yuán = yu + an2

person / employee / member

员 = 口 + 贝 : Mnemonic symbol from 服务员, a waiter.

员 = 口 + 贝 : Yu the Great and a crab are having dinner just inside the anthill's kitchen. They ordered mandarins, and the waiter serves them.

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

Mnemonic symbol: a plastic enclosure. Willy Walrus (w) is keeping frozen fish in an enclosure (囗) in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2).

Characters with 圆 as component

圆 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 圆

semicircle

semicircular

hexagon socket head cap screw

to counter (a stroke in fencing)

virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

r

to buy the whole lot / to take everything remaining

protractor

oval / ellipse

oval / ellipsoidal

oval window between middle and inner ear

coaxial circular arc / concentric arc (in spherical geometry)

radiance emanating from the head / halo

the trigonometric functions

cyclostome (marine biology)

round hole

death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)

dome

amphitheater

,

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

inflexible / unaccommodating

Sentences with 圆

圆 currently does not appear in any sentence.