圜 Stroke Order

圜 [huán] 1. To surround. 2. To surround: turn (zhuǎn) around. It flows around for ninety miles. 圜 [huán] (verb) • Original meaning: to surround. • Character formation: phonetic compound, combining 囗 wéi (to surround) and 睘 (qióng) as sound element. • Related phrases: 1. "火似圜" (The fire seems to be circular) - from "Zhou Li · Kao Gong Ji · Hua Huo". 2. "动一亲戚，天下圜视而起" (When one relative moves, the world pays attention) - from "Han Shu · Jia Yi Zhuan". 3. "圜流九十里" (It flows in a circular shape for ninety miles) - from "Liezhuan · Shuo Fu". 4. "欲内圜凿" (Want to drill in a circular manner) - from "Shi Ji · Meng Xun Zhuan". 5. "余圜视大骇" (I looked around and was greatly scared) - from "Tang · Liu Zongyuan · Zi Ren Zhuan". • Example: 圜山 (Circular mountain). 圜 [yuán] 1. Same as "圆" (round). 2. Refers to celestial bodies. 圜 [yuán] (noun) 1. Original meaning (En: sky). 2. Prison (En: prison). 3. Circle (En: circle). 4. Coin (En: coin). 圜 [yuán] (adjective) 1. Round, circular (En: round). 2. Refer to "huán". 圜 [yuán] (noun) 1. Same as the original meaning (En: sky). • Related phrases: 1. "圜，天体也" (圜 is also a celestial body) - from "Shuo Wen". It notes, "A perfect circle is 圜, a flat circle is 圆". The rule of a circle defines "circle". 2. "圜，天道也" (圜 is the way of heaven) - from "Lü Shi Chun Qiu·Huan Dao" annotation. 3. "大圜在上" (The great 圜 is above) - from "Lü Shi Chun Qiu · Xu Yi". An annotation indicates: "That's heaven." 4. "乾为天，为圜" (Qián is the sky, which is 圜) - from "Yi · Shuo Gua". 5. "圜则九重，孰营度之?" (If 圜 is nine layers high, who can measure it?) - from "Chuci". • Example: 圜邱 (Circular mound); 圜方 (Referring to heaven and earth); 圜宰; 圜道 (The way of heaven). 圜 [yuán] (noun) 2. Prison (En: prison). • Related phrases: 1. "司圜中士六人" (Six middle-ranking officials of prison) - from "Zhou Li". • Example: 圜土 (Prison); 圜扉 (Prison door); 圜墙 (Prison wall); 圜门 (Round door; prison door). 圜 [yuán] (noun) 3. Circle (En: circle). • Related phrases: 1. "圜，一中同长也" (圜 is equal in diameter) - from "Mozi · Jing Shang". 2. "刓方以为圜兮" (Carving square into a circle) - from "Chuci · Jiu Zhang · Huai Sha". 3. "多平方，少圜" (More squares, less 圜) - from "Qing · Yao Dai · Deng Tai Shan Ji". • Example: 圜法 (Method of measuring circles); 圜率 (Circular constant). 圜 [yuán] (noun) 4. Coin (En: coin). • Related phrases: 1. "太公为周立九府圜法:黄金方寸;而重一斤" (The duke established nine laws: one gold ingot weighs a pound) - from "Han Shu · Shi Huo Zhi". • Example: 圜好 (Circular hole on coins during Wang Mang's time); 圜货 (Coin); 圜钱 (Ancient coins). 圜 [yuán] (adjective) 1. Round, circular (En: round). • Related phrases: 1. "冬日至于地上之圜丘奏之" (When winter comes, perform at the circular mound) - from "Zhou Li · Da Si Le". 2. "圜者中规，方者中矩" (Circles use rules, squares use measures) - from "Zhou Li · Kao Gong Ji". 3. "何方圜之能周兮，夫孰异道而相安?" (How can a circular area be closed when paths differ?) - from "Chuci". • Example: 圜陈 (Circular formation); 圜冠 (Circular hat worn by Confucians); 圜舍 (Circular hut). 2. Refer to "huán".