圜

圜 (Kangxi radical 31, 囗+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田田中女 (WWLV), four-corner 6073₂, composition ⿴囗睘)

• 攌, 𨯬

• KangXi: page 221, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4851
• Dae Jaweon: page 453, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 726, character 16
• Unihan data for U+571C

Historical forms of the character 圜
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡʷraːn, *ɡʷen) : semantic 囗 (“circle”) + phonetic 睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ).

圜

1. (literary) to revolve around

   有懸水三十仞，圜流九十里，魚鱉弗能游。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   有悬水三十仞，圜流九十里，鱼鳖弗能游。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Liezi, 1^st – 5^th century CE

   Yǒu xuánshuǐ sānshí rèn, yuánliú jiǔshí lǐ, yú biē fúnéng yóu. [Pinyin]

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   冠帶搢紳之人圜橋門而觀聽者，蓋億萬計。 [MSC, trad.]
   冠带搢绅之人圜桥门而观听者，盖亿万计。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Zizhi Tongjian, Han era, Chapter 36 《資治通鑑·卷四四·漢紀三十六》

   Guàndài jìnshēn zhī rén yuán qiáomén ér guān tīngzhě, gài yìwàn jì. [Pinyin]

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2. (numismatics) South Korean hwan (in circulation from February 15, 1953 to June 9, 1962)

圜

1. Alternative form of 圓／圆 (yuán).
2. (literary) heaven; celestial realm

   圜則九重，孰營度之？ [MSC, trad.]
   圜则九重，孰营度之？ [MSC, simp.]

   From: Verses of Chu, Heavenly Questions 《楚辭 (Chǔcí)·卷第三·天問》

   Yuán zé jiǔzhòng, shú yíng dù zhī? [Pinyin]

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   冬日至，於地上之圜丘奏之，若樂六變，則天神皆降，可得而禮矣。 [MSC, trad.]
   冬日至，于地上之圜丘奏之，若乐六变，则天神皆降，可得而礼矣。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Rites of Zhou, Office of Spring on Religion, 《周禮 (zhōulǐ)·春官宗伯》

   Dōngrì zhì, yú dì shàng zhī yuán qiū zòu zhī, ruò yuè liùbiàn, zé tiānshén jiē jiàng, kě dé ér lǐ yǐ. [Pinyin]

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3. (archaic) prison

   凡害人者，置之圜土而施職事焉，以明刑恥之。 [MSC, trad.]
   凡害人者，置之圜土而施职事焉，以明刑耻之。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Rites of Zhou, Office of Autumn on Justice, 《周禮 (zhōulǐ)·秋官司寇》

   Fán hàirén zhě, zhì zhī yuántǔ ér shī zhí shì yān, yǐ míngxíng chǐ zhī. [Pinyin]

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4. (dated, Han dynasty) currency

   太公為周立九府圜法：黃金方寸，而重一斤；錢圜函方，輕重以銖 [MSC, trad.]
   太公为周立九府圜法：黄金方寸，而重一斤；钱圜函方，轻重以铢 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Book of Han, Volume 24 (Part 2), Treatise on Food and Money 《漢書 (Hànshū)·卷二十四下·食貨志下》

   tàigōng wèi zhōu lì jiǔfǔ yuán fǎ: huángjīn fāngcùn, ér zhòng yījīn; qián yuán hán fāng, qīngzhòng yǐ zhū [Pinyin]

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圜

1. (Cantonese) Modern South Korean won (from Korean 원 (won))

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. round
2. go around

• On (unclassified): かん (kan); えん (en)
• Kun: めぐる (meguru, 圜る); まるい (marui, 圜い)

圜 • (won, hwan) (hangeul 원, 환, revised won, hwan, McCune–Reischauer wŏn, hwan)

1. circle, surround
2. encircle
3. (numismatics) South Korean hwan

圜: Hán Nôm readings: viên

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