圈
quān
circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4])
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle
enclosing border (囗) + phonetic hint (卷) = a circle or ring
囗 is the enclosing border, visually capturing the idea of something bounded and round. 卷 is phonetic here — its pronunciation juǎn is close enough to quān that ancient scribes borrowed it for sound, not meaning.
请在正确答案下面画一个圈。
qǐng zài zhèng què dá àn xià miàn huà yī gè quān。
Please draw a circle under the correct answer.
运动员绕着操场跑了三圈。
yùn dòng yuán rào zhe cāo chǎng pǎo le sān quān。
The athlete ran three laps around the sports field.
Words with 圈
岩石圈
yán shí quān
(geology) lithosphere
可圈可点
kě quān kě diǎn
remarkable (performance, achievement etc)
眼圈
yǎn quān
rim of the eye
垫圈
diàn juàn
to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc
垫圈
diàn quān
washer (on bolt)
猪圈
zhū juàn
pigsty (lit. and fig.)
娱乐圈
yú lè quān
the entertainment world; show business
圆圈
yuán quān
circle
钢圈
gāng quān
wheel rim
钻圈
zuān quān
jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)
项圈
xiàng quān
necklace
风圈
fēng quān
ring around the moon