Memory phrase for the Kanji: 圆


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Meaning

round, circle, spherical, full(-moon)

Pronunciation

yuán

Explanation

Outside: enclosure , inside: member /員 (Who has a mouth and money /貝 can become a member.)

Mnemonic

When the members are within the enclosure, it becomes a round thing.

Radicals

enclosureThis radical is enclosing other items. A small square within a character is understood as mouth.
member
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Vocabulary

 圆心  yuán xīn  center of circle
 椭圆曲线  tuǒ yuán qū xiàn  (math.) elliptic curve
 椭圆机  tuǒ yuán jī  elliptical machine (exercise)
 椭圆积分  tuǒ yuán jī fēn  (math.) elliptic integral
 圆瑛  Yuán Yīng  Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
 扁圆  biǎn yuán  oblate
 汤圆  tāng yuán  boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern festival
 圆弧  yuán hú  arc of a circle; circular arc
 圆锥  yuán zhuī  conical, a cone
 圆柱  yuán zhù  column; cylinder
 圆形  yuán xíng  round; circular
 圆形  yuán xíng  


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