huán = hu + an2
circle / encircle
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yuán = yu + an2
circle / round
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How to pronounce 圜

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

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+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

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+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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圜 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
wéi = w + ei2
enclosure
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variant of 瞏[qiong2]
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Characters with 圜 as component

圜 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 圜

to save or redeem (a situation) / to mediate / to intercede
to have room to save a situation / margin for error (idiom)

Sentences with 圜

圜 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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huán / yuán

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