块 kuāi / kuài — piece; chunk; lump; (measure word for chunks; lumps); yuan (unit of currency)
请给我一块面包。Qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài miàn bāo.Please give me a piece of bread.
Common words: 一块儿 (yī kuài r)、板块 (bǎn kuài)、一块 (yī kuài)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "yuan"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "yuan", including 块 (kuāi / kuài), 圆 (yuán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "yuan" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 块 (kuāi / kuài), 圆 (yuán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kuāi, kuài, yuán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 块 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 块 kuāi / kuàipiece; chunk; lump; (measure word for chunks; lumps); yuan (unit of currency)Useful words: 一块儿, 板块
- 圆 yuáncircle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)Useful words: 圆满, 团圆
Common words for these 2 "yuan" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 块 (kuāi / kuài) — so "yuan" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
一块儿yī kuài rcolloquial (-r) form of 一块板块bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry); (economic) bloc一块yī kuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) aspect; area圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect团圆tuán yuánto have a reunion椭圆tuǒ yuánoval; ellipse; elliptic
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 "yuan".
圆 yuán — circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
中秋节的月亮又大又圆。Zhōng qiū jié de yuè liang yòu dà yòu yuán.The moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival is big and round.
Common words: 圆满 (yuán mǎn)、团圆 (tuán yuán)、椭圆 (tuǒ yuán)
All 2 characters
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