Definition
圆 (yuán) means 'circle' or 'round' as a perfect geometric shape. It differs from 团 (tuán), which describes a soft, irregular lump rolled into a ball (e.g., 一团面 'a ball of dough'). 圆 also serves as the formal unit of Chinese currency (yuan).
noun
circleunit of Chinese currency (yuan, formal)
adjective
roundcircularspherical
Easily confused
- 回huílook-alike(verb) to return, to go back
- 员yuánsound-alike(suffix) person; employee; member
- 远yuǎnsound-alikefar, distant (in space or time)
- 愿yuànsound-aliketo wish, to hope (often used in blessings and formal expressions)
- 元yuánsound-alike(classifier) yuan, the basic unit of Chinese currency
- 原yuánsound-alikeoriginal, former
- 怨yuànsound-aliketo blame, to complain (with a sense of grievance)
- 园yuánsound-alikegarden; park; (in compounds) a place for a specific purpose (e.g., kindergarten, botanical garden)
- 冤yuānsound-alike(noun) injustice; grievance
Examples
- 圆。Qǐng huà yí gè yuán.Please draw a circle.
- 圆。Zhè zhāng zhuōzi shì yuán de.This table is round.
- 圆。Wǒ fù le shí yuán qián.I paid ten yuan.
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