团

tuán

dumpling

enclosure (囗) + budding talent (才) = something wrapped up tight

囗 suggests something enclosed or bundled, while 才 hints at a small, compact form just emerging. Together they evoke the idea of dough gathered and folded into a neat little package.

囗+才→团
囗EnclosureSemantic
才BuddingSemantic

妈妈今天包了很多团子给我们吃。

māma jīntiān bāo le hěn duō tuánzi gěi wǒmen chī。

Mom made a lot of dumplings for us to eat today.

这种团子里面有甜馅,味道很好。

zhè zhǒng tuánzi lǐmiàn yǒu tián xiàn,wèidào hěn hǎo。

This kind of dumpling has a sweet filling inside and tastes very good.

Words with 团

新疆生产建设兵团

xīn jiāng shēng chǎn jiàn shè bīng tuán

Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

集团

jí tuán

group

饭团

fàn tuán

rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings)

共青团

gòng qīng tuán

the Communist Youth League, abbr. for 共產主義青年團|共产主义青年团[Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]

智囊团

zhì náng tuán

think tank; brain trust

犯罪集团

fàn zuì jí tuán

crime syndicate

小集团

xiǎo jí tuán

faction

一团糟

yī tuán zāo

chaos

团员

tuán yuán

member

兵团

bīng tuán

large military unit

御饭团

yù fàn tuán

onigiri (Japanese-style riceball)

游艺团

yóu yì tuán

group of actors or acrobats at a fair

More characters with 囗

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