圓環

See also: 圆环 and 円環

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop
trad. (圓環)		圓	環
simp. (圆环)		圆	环

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánhuán

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ waan⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yèn-khoàn / yàn-khoàn

(Hailu, HRS): rhan kuan
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): îⁿ-khoân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánhuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánhuán
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-huan²
  - Yale: ywán-hwán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanhwan
  - Palladius: юаньхуань (juanʹxuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ waan⁴
  - Yale: yùhn wàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ waan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ wan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ waːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yèn-khoàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ien^ˇ kuan^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² kuan²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯en¹¹ kʰoan¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yàn-khoàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian^ˇ kuan^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yan² kuan²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an¹¹ kʰoan¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhan kuan
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒan⁵⁵ kʰuan⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: îⁿ-khoân
  - Tâi-lô: înn-khuân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: vi'qoaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ĩ¹³⁻²² kʰuan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ĩ²³⁻³³ kʰuan²³/

Noun

圓環 (countable)

loop; ring; circle (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(Taiwan) roundabout; traffic circle (Classifier: 個／个 m)

Synonyms

(circle): 圓圈／圆圈 (yuánquān)
(roundabout):

Dialectal synonyms of 環島 (“roundabout; traffic circle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	圓環
	Malaysia	交通圈
	Singapore	交通圈
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	轉盤
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	環島, 轉盤
Cantonese	Hong Kong	迴旋處
Cantonese	Macau	迴旋處, 圓形地
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	圓環
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	圓環
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	圓環
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	圓環
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	圓環
Southern Min	Taipei	圓環 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	圓箍環
	Jieyang	大圓
	Puning	大圓
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

圓環蛋糕 / 圆环蛋糕 (yuánhuán dàngāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圓	環
えん Jinmeiyō	かん Grade: S
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 圓環 – see the following entry.

【円環えんかん】

[noun] loop; ring; circle

(This term, 圓環, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)