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圈

Mandarin · pinyin juān#

to confine
to lock up
to pen in

Mandarin · pinyin juàn#

livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty

Mandarin · pinyin quān#

circle; ring; loop
(fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom
classifier for loops, orbits, laps
to surround; to encircle
to circle (sth); to mark with a circle

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圈: quān · to circle; a circle; corral

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1 · juan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gyun6 · hyun1

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character

pen; sty; fold
state; city
(neologism, Internet slang, derogatory by comparison to sense 1) short for 圈子 (quānzi, “social circle; community”)
a surname, Juan

character

to enclose; to encircle; to circle
to mark with a circle
to bend; to angle; to curve
circle; ring; loop
(Wu) earring
area; circle
social circle; connections; group
trap; trick; trickery
Classifier for laps of a race, loops, orbits, etc.
Classifier for rounds of a game.

character

to shut in a pen; to pen in
to lock up; to jail
to confine

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