圈地

圈

qua̅n

地

dì

staking a claim to territory / enclosure

Characters and words in 圈地

圈

jua̅n = ju + an1

to confine / to lock up / to pen in

圈

juàn = ju + an4

pen (pig) / a fold

圈

qua̅n = qu + an1

circle / ring / loop / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to surround / to circle

圈 = 卷 + 囗 : Cupid (qu) opened a show business (圈) in front of the anthill (an1). It consists of a mysterious wooden box (囗) around which Cupid will lead every interested passer-by in circles (圈), and then into the box. Inside the box Cupid has a lot of hair rollers (卷) with which he will transform the hair of any victim.

圈

qua̅n = qu + an1

circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4]) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround; to circle

地

de = d + e5

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

地

dì = di + Ø4

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.