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Translingual
Han character
圓 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗 +10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田口月金 (WRBC ), four-corner 60806 , composition ⿴囗 員 )
circle
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 220 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4819
Dae Jaweon: page 451, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 724, character 7
Unihan data for U+5713
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
員
*ɢon, *ɢun
圓
*ɢon
塤
*qʰon
損
*sqʰuːnʔ
縜
*ɢun
隕
*ɢunʔ
殞
*ɢunʔ
溳
*ɢunʔ, *ɢun
磒
*ɢunʔ
霣
*ɢunʔ
愪
*ɢunʔ, *ɢun
勛
*qʰun
鄖
*ɢun
篔
*ɢun
貟
*ɢun, *ɢuns
韻
*ɢʷɯns
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɢon ): semantic 囗 + phonetic 員 ( OC *ɢon, *ɢun ) .
Etymology
Borrowed from Tocharian B wänt- , Tocharian A wänt- ( “ to envelop, to surround ” ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : yuán (yuan2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄩㄢˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : yuan2
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : йүан (yüan, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : jyun4 / jen1
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : joen4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : yon3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : yon4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : yèn / yàn
(Hailu , HRS ) : rhan
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : yan2
(Changting , Changting Pinyin ) : ving2 / ying2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : ye1
Northern Min (KCR ) : ṳ̂ing
Eastern Min (BUC ) : ièng / uòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): ing2 / oeng2 / yoeng2 / ieng2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : îⁿ / oân
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : in5
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : i5 / yieng5
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : jyun4
Wu (Northern , Wugniu ) : 6 yoe / 2 yoe
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : ye2
Note : jen1 - “yen” (Hong Kong colloquial borrowing from
English yen ).
Note :
Changting:
ving2 - vernacular;
ying2 = literary.
Note :
ièng - vernacular (“circle; round”);
uòng - literary (“complete; currency”).
Note :
ing2 - vernacular;
oeng2/yoeng2 - literary.
Note :
îⁿ - vernacular (“circle; circular; satisfactory; classifier for money; classifier for value of currency or denomination; glutinous rice ball”);
oân - literary.
Note :
i5 - vernacular;
yieng5 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
圓
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
yuán
Middle Chinese
‹ hjwen ›
Old Chinese
/*ɢʷ<r>en/
English
round
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
圓
Reading #
1/1
No.
16200
Phonetic component
員
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
3
Corresponding MC rime
貟
Old Chinese
/*ɢon/
Notes
同 圜
Definitions
圓
( mathematics ) circle ; sphere
圓 的 面積 / 圆 的 面积 ― yuán de miànjī ― area of a circle
circular ; round ; spherical
圓 月/ 圆 月 ― yuán yuè ― round moon
satisfactory ; thorough ; tactful ; comprehensive
他 說 的 話 說 得 不 太 圓 。 他 说 的 话 说 得 不 太 圆 。 Tā shuō de huà shuō dé bù tài yuán . The words he said was not so tactful.
伊 將 代誌 做 甲 真 圓 。 伊 将 代志 做 甲 真 圆 。 I chiong tāi-chì chòe kah chin îⁿ . He did things very satisfactorily.
to perfect ; to complete
圓 夢/ 圆 梦 ― yuán mèng ― to fulfill one's dream
melodious ; sweet and agreeable ; smooth ( of one's voice )
字正腔圓 / 字正腔圆 ― zìzhèngqiāngyuán ― pronouncing every word clearly and correctly
alternative form of 元 ( yuán , “ coin of fixed value and weight ” )
銀圓 / 银圆 ― yínyuán ― silver dollar
alternative form of 元 ( yuán , “ Classifier for yuan or dollars . ” )
一 圓 人民幣 / 一 圆 人民币 ― yī yuán rénmínbì ― one Chinese yuan
alternative form of 元 ( yuán , “ a surname ” )
( Hokkien ) Classifier for money .
( Hokkien ) Classifier for value of currency or denomination . ( used with 大 and 細 / 细 )
( dialectal Cantonese , Teochew , Singapore Hokkien ) glutinous rice ball
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
圓 (“round; circular”)
Dialectal synonyms of
湯圓 (“glutinous rice ball”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
湯圓
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
湯圓兒 , 元宵
Taiwan
湯圓 , 元宵
Harbin
湯圓兒 , 元宵
Singapore
湯圓
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
元宵
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
元宵
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
湯圓兒 , 元宵
Wanrong
元宵
Xi'an
湯圓兒 , 元宵
Xining
元宵
Xuzhou
湯丸兒 , 湯圓兒 , 湯圓子
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
元宵
Ürümqi
湯圓兒
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
湯圓兒
Wuhan
湯圓 , 元宵
Guiyang
湯圓 , 元宵
Guilin
湯圓
Guilin (Lingui)
湯圓
Liuzhou
湯圓 , 水圓
Liuzhou (Luorong)
湯圓
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
湯圓 , 湯糰 , 元宵
Yangzhou
圓子 , 湯圓子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
湯圓
Hong Kong
湯圓
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
湯圓
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
湯圓 , 糖水圓
Macau
湯圓
Guangzhou (Panyu)
年宵
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
糖圓仔
Guangzhou (Conghua)
湯圓
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
湯圓
Foshan
湯圓
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
圓湯
Foshan (Shunde)
水攬
Foshan (Sanshui)
糖圓
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
元宵
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
水攬
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
湯圓
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
水攬
Zhuhai (Doumen)
糖包圓
Jiangmen (Baisha)
圓糍
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
圓糍
Taishan
湯圓
Kaiping (Chikan)
圓
Enping (Niujiang)
圓仔
Heshan (Yayao)
元宵
Dongguan
水糰 , 湯圓 , 水包
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
扁米
Shaoguan
年宵
Xinyi
湯圓
Lianjiang
湯圓
Nanning
水圓
Guiping
水圓
Mengshan (Xihe)
水圓
Beiliu (Tangliao)
水圓
Baise
水圓
Bobai
湯圓
Pubei
圓餈
Qinzhou
水圓
Beihai
水圓 , 湯圓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
水圓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
水圓
Ningming
水圓
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
湯圓
Singapore (Guangfu)
湯圓
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
湯圓
Móng Cái
湯圓
Gan
Nanchang
湯圓 , 湯圓子 , 元宵
Lichuan
湯圓
Pingxiang
湯圓子 , 元宵 , 元宵坨牯
Hakka
Meixian
圓粄仔 , 圓仔 , 湯圓
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
糖圓
Dongguan (Qingxi)
雪圓粄
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
惜圓粄
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
圓湯粄
Luhe
粄圓
Yudu
元宵
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
雪圓仔
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
雪圓仔
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
雪圓
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
圓粄仔
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
粄圓
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
圓粄仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
粄圓
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
粄圓
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
惜圓
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
惜圓 , 粄圓
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
惜圓
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
惜圓
Hong Kong
雪圓粄 , 糖圓
Beiliu (Tang'an)
湯圓
Mashan (Pianlian)
水圓
Huizhou
Jixi
元宵
Jin
Taiyuan
元宵
Xinzhou
湯圓 , 元宵
Northern Min
Jian'ou
㷍湯糍
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
湯丸 , 元宵
Southern Min
Xiamen
圓仔 , 米圓
Quanzhou
圓仔 , 米圓
Zhangzhou
圓仔
Taipei
圓仔
Kaohsiung
圓仔
Penang (Hokkien)
圓
Singapore (Hokkien)
圓仔 , 圓 , 圓湯
Manila (Hokkien)
狀元圓 , 上元圓
Pingnan (Shangdu)
元宵
Chaozhou
鴨母捻
Shantou
圓 , 鴨母捻
Jieyang
圓 , 鴨母捻
Singapore (Teochew)
圓 , 鴨母捻
Leizhou
湯丸
Haikou
元宵
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
渾湯
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
水圓
Binyang (Xinqiao)
水圓
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Chaoyang)
湯圓
Guilin (Zhuyuan)
元宵
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)
水圓
Lingchuan (Tanxia)
湯圓
Wu
Shanghai
湯糰 , 圓子
Shanghai (Chongming)
圓子
Suzhou
湯糰 , 元宵
Danyang
湯圓 , 湯糰
Hangzhou
湯糰 , 元宵
Wenzhou
湯圓 , 圓兒
Jinhua
湯糰
Xiang
Changsha
湯圓 , 湯圓子 , 元宵
Loudi
元宵糰子
Quanzhou
元宵
Guanyang (Wenshi)
元宵
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
⇒ Khmer: នំអ៊ី ( num ʼii , “ tangyuan ” )
References
“圓 ”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database) , 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong ), 2014–
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “圆 ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 227 .
周存 , editor (2023 ), “圆 ”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 , →ISBN , pages 697, 769 .
Japanese
Kanji
圓
(Jinmeiyō kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 円 )
round ; circle
yen
Readings
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 圓 – see the following entry.
【円 】 1
first grade kanji
circle
yen
Kanji reading: えん , つぶら , つぶらか , まと , まどか , まどやか , まる , まるい , まるめる , まろ , まろい , まろかす , まろかる , まろぐ , まろむ , まろめる , まろやか , まろらか , のぶ , みつ
(This term, 圓 , is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
Korean
Hanja
圓 (eumhun 둥글 원 ( dunggeul won ) )
hanja form? of 원 ( “ circle ” )
hanja form? of 원 ( “ won ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
圓 : Hán Nôm readings: viên , vin
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