环
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ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 玉 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 环
- Common rank
- #361
- Unicode
- U+73AF
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Formation & memory
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Words with 环
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大气环流 | atmospheric circulation | |
| 环江毛南族自治县 | Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 环节动物门 | Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms | |
| 环江县 | see 環江毛南族自治縣|环江毛南族自治县[Huan2 jiang1 Mao2 nan2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] | |
| 环节动物 | annelid (worm) | |
| 环法自行车赛 | Tour de France cycle race | |
| 环保主义者 | environmentalist | |
| 大环 | Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
| 环县 | Huan County or Huanxian, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu | |
| 环保主义 | environmentalism | |
| 环保科学 | environmental science | |
| 中环 | Central, Hong Kong Island | |
| 外环线 | outer ring (road or rail line) | |
| 环球化 | globalization | |
| 色相环 | color wheel | |
| 环形公路 | ring road; beltway | |
| 环球时报 | Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 … | |
| 拉环 | pull tab (on a drink can); strap handle (on a bus or train); ring-shaped door handle | |
| 环太平洋火山带 | Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt) | |
| 环化 | to cyclize; cyclization (chemistry) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 不 — compare how they read.