Circle in Chinese (Mandarin): 圆 (yuán)

圆
yuán
circle
- Simplified
- 圆
- Traditional
- 圓
- Pinyin
- yuán
- Typed as
- yuan
Use it in a sentence
月亮是圆的。
月亮是圓的。
The moon is round.
The characters in 圆
圆 / 圓
Round, a circle. 囗 goes around it.
10 strokes
Second tone. Something round is 圆圆的 (yuányuán de). A circle shape is 圆形 (yuánxíng).
More examples with 圆
盘子是圆的。
盤子是圓的。
Pánzi shì yuán de.
The plate is round.
我画了一个圆。
我畫了一個圓。
Wǒ huà le yí gè yuán.
I drew a circle.
How to write 圆 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
圆 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
圓 13 strokes
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