圓

See also: 圆, 円, 圎, and 圜
圓 U+5713, 圓
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5713
← 園
[U+5712] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 圔 →
[U+5714]

Translingual
Traditional 圓
Shinjitai 円
Simplified 圆

Han character

圓 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 田口月金 (WRBC), four-corner 60806, composition ⿴囗員)

  1. circle

References
  • KangXi: page 220, character 9
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4819
  • Dae Jaweon: page 451, character 14
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 724, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+5713

Chinese
trad. 圓
simp. 圆
2nd round simp. 元
alternative forms 圎
园
円 especially “yen”

Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 圓
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (員) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
員 *ɢon, *ɢun
圓 *ɢon
塤 *qʰon
損 *sqʰuːnʔ
縜 *ɢun
隕 *ɢunʔ
殞 *ɢunʔ
溳 *ɢunʔ, *ɢun
磒 *ɢunʔ
霣 *ɢunʔ
愪 *ɢunʔ, *ɢun
勛 *qʰun
鄖 *ɢun
篔 *ɢun
貟 *ɢun, *ɢuns
韻 *ɢʷɯns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɢon) : semantic 囗 + phonetic 員 (OC *ɢon, *ɢun).

Pronunciation

Note: jen1 - “yen” (Hong Kong colloquial borrowing from English yen).
Note:
  • ièng - vernacular (“circle; round”);
  • uòng - literary (“complete; currency”).
Note:
  • îⁿ - vernacular;
  • oân - literary.
Rime
Character 圓 圓
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 邪 (17) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 仙 (78) 仙 (80)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 似宣切 王權切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ziuᴇn/ /ɦˠiuᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun		 /zʷiɛn/ /ɦʷᵚiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen		 /zjuæn/ /ɣiuæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /zwian/ /ɦwian/
Li
Rong		 /ziuɛn/ /ɣjuɛn/
Wang
Li		 /zĭwɛn/ /ɣĭwɛn/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /zi̯wɛn/ /i̯wɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xuán yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 cyun4 jyun4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 圓
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 yuán
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ hjwen ›
Old
Chinese		 /*ɢʷ<r>en/
English round

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 圓
Reading # 1/1
No. 16200
Phonetic
component		 員
Rime
group		 元
Rime
subdivision		 3
Corresponding
MC rime		 貟
Old
Chinese		 /*ɢon/
Notes 同圜

Definitions

圓

  1. (mathematics) circle
  2. circular; round
  3. complete; thorough
  4. tactful
  5. to complete
  6. (numismatics) yuan; dollar; yen
    Synonym: 元 (yuán)
  7. (dialectal Cantonese, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) glutinous rice ball

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 圓 (“round; circular”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 圓, 團, 圜
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 圓
Mandarin Beijing 圓
Taiwan 圓
Jinan 圓
Wanrong 圓
Xi'an 圓
Wuhan 圓, 團
Chengdu 圓
Liuzhou 圞
Yangzhou 圓, 團
Hefei 圓, 團
Singapore 圓
Cantonese Guangzhou 圓
Hong Kong 圓
Yangjiang 圓
Gan Nanchang 圓
Lichuan 圓
Pingxiang 圞
Hakka Meixian 圓
Yudu 圓
Huizhou Jixi 圓
Jin Taiyuan 圓
Min Bei Jian'ou 滾圇
Min Dong Fuzhou 圓
Min Nan Xiamen 圓
Kaohsiung 圓
Yilan 圓
Changhua (Lukang) 圓
Taichung 圓
Taichung (Wuqi) 圓
Tainan 圓
Taitung 圓
Hsinchu 圓
Penghu (Magong) 圓
Manila (Hokkien) 圓
Chaozhou 圓
Leizhou 圓
Haikou 圓
Wu Shanghai 圓
Suzhou 圓
Hangzhou 團
Ningbo 圓
Wenzhou 圓
Xiang Changsha 圞
Shuangfeng 圞
Dialectal synonyms of 湯圓 (“glutinous rice ball”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 湯圓
Mandarin Beijing 湯圓兒, 元宵
Taiwan 湯圓, 元宵
Harbin 湯圓兒, 元宵
Yantai (Muping) 元宵
Jinan 元宵
Luoyang 湯圓兒, 元宵
Wanrong 元宵
Xi'an 湯圓兒, 元宵
Yinchuan 元宵
Xining 元宵
Ürümqi 湯圓兒
Wuhan 湯圓, 元宵
Chengdu 湯圓兒
Guiyang 湯圓, 元宵
Guilin 湯圓
Guilin (Lingui) 湯圓
Liuzhou 湯圓, 水圓
Liuzhou (Luorong) 湯圓
Xuzhou 湯丸兒, 湯圓兒, 湯圓子
Yangzhou 圓子, 湯圓子
Nanjing 湯圓, 湯糰, 元宵
Singapore 湯圓
Cantonese Guangzhou 湯圓
Hong Kong 湯圓
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 湯圓
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 湯圓, 糖水圓
Macau 湯圓
Guangzhou (Panyu) 年宵
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 糖圓仔
Guangzhou (Conghua) 湯圓
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 湯圓
Foshan 湯圓
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 圓湯
Foshan (Shunde) 水攬
Foshan (Sanshui) 糖圓
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 元宵
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 水攬
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 湯圓
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) 水攬
Zhuhai (Doumen) 糖包圓
Jiangmen (Baisha) 圓糍
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 圓糍
Taishan 湯圓
Kaiping (Chikan) 圓
Enping (Niujiang) 圓仔
Heshan (Yayao) 元宵
Dongguan 水糰, 湯圓, 水包
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 扁米
Shaoguan 年宵
Xinyi 湯圓
Lianjiang 湯圓
Nanning 水圓
Guiping 水圓
Mengshan (Xihe) 水圓
Beiliu (Tangliao) 水圓
Baise 水圓
Bobai 湯圓
Pubei 圓餈
Qinzhou 水圓
Beihai 水圓, 湯圓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 水圓
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 水圓
Ningming 水圓
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 湯圓
Singapore (Guangfu) 湯圓
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 湯圓
Móng Cái 湯圓
Gan Nanchang 湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
Lichuan 湯圓
Pingxiang 湯圓子, 元宵, 元宵坨牯
Hakka Meixian 圓粄仔, 圓仔, 湯圓
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 糖圓
Dongguan (Qingxi) 雪圓粄
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 惜圓粄
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 圓湯粄
Luhe 粄圓
Yudu 元宵
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 雪圓仔, 惜圓
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 圓粄仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 粄圓
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 惜圓
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 惜圓, 粄圓
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 惜圓
Hong Kong 雪圓粄, 糖圓
Beiliu (Tang'an) 湯圓
Mashan (Pianlian) 水圓
Huizhou Jixi 元宵
Jin Taiyuan 元宵
Xinzhou 湯圓, 元宵
Min Bei Jian'ou 㷍湯糍
Min Dong Fuzhou 湯丸, 元宵
Min Nan Xiamen 圓仔, 米圓
Quanzhou 圓仔, 米圓
Zhangzhou 圓仔
Taipei 圓仔
Kaohsiung 圓仔
Singapore (Hokkien) 圓仔, 圓, 圓湯
Manila (Hokkien) 狀元圓, 上元圓
Pingnan (Shangdu) 元宵
Chaozhou 鴨母捻
Shantou 圓, 鴨母捻
Jieyang 圓, 鴨母捻
Singapore (Teochew) 圓, 鴨母捻
Leizhou 湯丸
Haikou 元宵
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 渾湯
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 水圓
Binyang (Xinqiao) 水圓
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Chaoyang) 湯圓
Guilin (Zhuyuan) 元宵
Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) 水圓
Lingchuan (Tanxia) 湯圓
Wu Shanghai 湯糰, 圓子
Shanghai (Chongming) 圓子
Suzhou 湯糰, 元宵
Danyang 湯圓, 湯糰
Hangzhou 湯糰, 元宵
Wenzhou 湯圓, 圓兒
Jinhua 湯糰
Xiang Changsha 湯圓, 湯圓子, 元宵
Loudi 元宵糰子
Quanzhou 元宵
Guanyang (Wenshi) 元宵

Compounds
Derived terms from 圓

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (圓):
  • → Japanese: 円(えん) (en)
  • → Korean: 원(圓) (won)

Others:

References

Japanese

Shinjitai

 円

Kyūjitai

 圓

Kanji
圓

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 円)

  1. round; circle
  2. yen

Readings

Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 圓 – see the following entry.
【円えん】1
[noun] a round or circular object; a circle; roundness
[noun] (mathematics) circle (set of all points in plane at a given distance and at a given point)
[noun] yen
[affix] circular; round
[affix] smooth; harmonious
[affix] yen: the official currency of Japan
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
【円まろ】1
[noun] (archaic) Alternative spelling of 丸 (“roundness, plumpness”)
【円まる】1
[noun] Alternative spelling of 丸 (“circle”)
[prefix] Alternative spelling of 丸: prefix to numbers remaining constant
[prefix] Alternative spelling of 丸: prefix to noun to mean an object is completely in that noun
[proper noun] a unisex given name
【円のどか】1
[proper noun] a female given name
Alternative spellings
つぶら, まどか, まろか, みつ, めぐる
【円つぶら】1
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
まどか, まとめ
【円まろし】1
[proper noun] a unisex given name
(This term, 圓, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

Korean

Hanja

圓 (eumhun 둥글 원 (dunggeul won))

  1. Hanja form? of 원 (“circle”).
  2. Hanja form? of 원 (“won”).

Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

圓: Hán Nôm readings: viên, vin

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