括 kuò — enclose; include
这个班包括二十个男生和十个女生。Zhè ge bān bāo kuò èr shí ge nán shēng hé shí ge nǚ shēng.This class includes twenty boys and ten girls.
Common words: 包括 (bāo kuò)、概括 (gài kuò)、括号 (kuò hào)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "enclose"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "enclose", including 括 (kuò), 圈 (quān / juān / juàn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "enclose" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 括 (kuò), 圈 (quān / juān / juàn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kuò, quān, juān, juàn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 括 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 括 kuòenclose; includeUseful words: 包括, 概括
- 圈 quān / juān / juànto confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold; circle; ringUseful words: 圈套, 圈子
Common words for these 2 "enclose" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 括 (kuò) — so "enclose" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "enclose".
圈 quān / juān / juàn — to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold; circle; ring
大家围成一个圈，做起了游戏。Dà jiā wéi chéng yí ge quān, zuò qǐ le yóu xì.Everyone formed a circle and started playing games.
Common words: 圈套 (quān tào)、圈子 (quān zi)、演艺圈 (yǎn yì quān)
All 2 characters
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