enclosure

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph representing a closed rectangle or enclosure. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it depicts the concept of surrounding, containment, or boundary of a space.

Mnemonic: This three-stroke closed rectangle looks like a box or fence enclosing something.

• 圈quān🔊

  circle; ring; loop

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 国guó🔊

  country; nation; state

  HSK 1

  11 strokes

• 囵lún🔊

  used in 囫圇|囫囵[hu2 lun2]

  11 strokes

• 圉yǔ🔊

  horse stable

  11 strokes

• 圊qīng🔊

  restroom

  11 strokes

• 围wéi🔊

  to encircle

  HSK 3

  12 strokes

• 圌chuí🔊

  name of a mountain

  12 strokes

• 圐kū🔊

  used in 圐圙[ku1 lu:e4]

  12 strokes

• 圆yuán🔊

  circle

  HSK 4

  13 strokes

• 园yuán🔊

  land used for growing plants

  HSK 6

  13 strokes

• 圕tuān🔊

  library (contracted form of 圖書館|图书馆[tu2 shu1 guan3])

  13 strokes

• 图tú🔊

  diagram

  HSK 3

  14 strokes

• 团tuán🔊

  round

  HSK 3

  14 strokes

• 圙lüè🔊

  used in 圐圙[ku1 lu:e4]

  14 strokes

• 圛yì🔊

  mist rolling upwards

  16 strokes

• 圜huán🔊

  circle

  16 strokes