- 圈套 quāntào traptrap; snare; trick
- 圈子 quānzi social circlea group of people shared by common interests, profession, or social ties
- 娱乐圈 yúlèquān showbizthe entertainment world; show business
- 眼圈 yǎnquān rimthe outer edge or skin area surrounding the eye
- 商圈 shāngquān commercial districtA specific urban area characterized by a high concentration of retail shops, businesses, and commercial activity.
- 光圈 guāngquān aperturethe adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera lens, that controls the amount of light entering
- 项圈 xiàngquān necklace
- 转圈 zhuànquān rotateto rotate, twirl, run around, or encircle; a rotation
- 圈圈 quānquan circlea physical ring or round shape
- 兜圈子 dōuquānzi beat about the bushto speak indirectly or avoid coming to the main point
- 圆圈 yuánquān circle
- 怪圈 guàiquān vicious circlea repetitive, negative cycle of events or circumstances that is difficult to break out of
- 花圈 huāquān garlanda circular band of flowers or greenery used for decorative or celebratory purposes
- 圈地 quāndì enclosurethe act of fencing off common land for private use, notably in historical contexts like the Enclosure Movement
- 线圈 xiànquān coila length of wire wound in a series of loops, often used in electrical engineering as an inductor or solenoid
- 圈钱 quānqián fleeceTo extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift or fleece.
- 演艺圈 yǎnyìquān showbizshow business; the entertainment industry
- 绕圈子 ràoquānzi beat about bushto speak in an indirect or roundabout way without getting to the main point
- 猪圈 zhūjuàn pigstypigsty (literal and figurative)
- 圈养 juànyǎng pen upto rear an animal in an enclosure
- 圈定 quāndìng circleto highlight something by drawing a circle around it
- 影视圈 yǐngshìquān showbizthe circles or professional community of film and television; the movie and TV industry
- 甜甜圈 tiántiánquān doughnut
- 文化圈 wénhuàquān cultural spheresphere of cultural influence
- 北极圈 Běijíquān Arctic Circlethe Arctic Circle
- 救生圈 jiùshēngquān life buoyA buoyant ring or belt used to keep a person afloat in the water.
- 呼啦圈 hūlāquān hula hoopa hula hoop (loanword)
- 垫圈 diànjuàn spread litterto spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty, etc.
- 生物圈 shēngwùquān biosphere
- 钢圈 gāngquān underwirea semi-circular metal or plastic wire used in a brassiere to provide support
- 生态圈 shēngtàiquān ecosphere
- 岩石圈 yánshíquān lithosphere(geology) lithosphere
- 圈点 quāndiǎn markto mark a text with dots and circles to highlight or appreciate excellent passages
- 呼拉圈 hūlāquān hula hoopa hula hoop (loanword)
- 罗圈腿 luóquāntuǐ bow-leggedhaving legs that curve outward at the knee
- 风圈 fēngquān haloan optical phenomenon appearing as a ring around the sun or moon, traditionally regarded in folk wisdom as a sign of approaching wind
- 马圈 mǎjuàn stable
- 水圈 shuǐquān hydrosphere(geography) hydrosphere
- 大气圈 dàqìquān atmosphere
- 出圈 chūjuàn muck outto remove manure from a livestock enclosure, such as a cowshed or pigsty, for use as fertilizer
- 气圈 qìquān air cushiona ring-shaped inflatable cushion used for medical support or comfort
- 软流圈 ruǎnliúquān asthenosphere(geology) asthenosphere
- 罗圈 luóquān round frameround frame of a sieve
- 鲅鱼圈区 Bàyúquānqū Bayuquan DistrictBayuquan district of Yingkou City, Liaoning
- 圈地运动 Quāndì Yùndòng enclosure movementthe Enclosure Movement
- 出圈儿 chūquānr overstepto overstep the bounds or go too far in speech or behavior
- 圈圈点点 quānquandiǎndiǎn annotationsmarks, circles, and dots made in a book or document while reading or editing
- 摸八圈 mōbāquān play mahjongto play mahjong
- 成圈 chéngquān form a circleto form a circle, ring, or loop
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH