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yuán

Main
English Definition	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
Simplified Script	圆
Traditional Script	圓
Pinyin	yuán
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jyun⁴
Part of Speech	(名) noun, (形) adjective
Topical Word Lists	Part of mathematics/geometry/shapes
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=4 TOCFL=4,5

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Words With Same Head Word
圆满	yuánmǎn	satisfactory; consummate; perfect
圆形	yuánxíng	round; circular
圆圆	yuányuán	round
圆明园	yuán míng yuán	Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
圆润	yuánrùn	mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice)

Words With Same Tail Word
团圆	tuányuán	to have a reunion
汤圆	tāngyuán	boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
日圆	rìyuán	Japanese yen (unit of currency)
圆圆	yuányuán	round
方圆	fāngyuán	perimeter; range; (within) a radius of ...

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