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圆
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Definitions
- 1. circle
- 2. round
- 3. circular
- 4. spherical
- 5. (of the moon) full
- 6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
- 7. tactful
- 8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
Example Sentences
1 shown她有张 圆 脸。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 圆
dome
to put a square peg in a round hole
conical
US dollar
circle
see 方枘圓鑿|方枘圆凿[fāng ruì yuán záo]
dot
smooth and evasive
to mediate
circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)
great circle (in spherical geometry)
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
Circinus (constellation)
to draw a circle
flexible
cylinder (geometry)
center of circle
bead-type ion exchanger
(of animals) round and fat
as round as a ball
to help to resolve a dispute
oval
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
hexagon socket head cap screw
to counter (a stroke in fencing)
round herring
column
protractor
circular saw
accommodating
inflexible
round dance
lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)
compass (drafting)
oval
Korean won (unit of currency)
satisfactory
oval
conical
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
oval window between middle and inner ear
currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948
round table
circumscribed circle (of a polygon)
semicircle
circular cylinder
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)
round
Japanese yen (unit of currency)
completely round
a round vault
(of a child bride) to consummate marriage
conic section
ball
full moon
semicircular
cone
round hole
fabless (semiconductor company)
ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])
bead
round and bulging
round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
waltz
log
\eel worm\, a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
round table conference
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
(math.) elliptic function
see 龍眼|龙眼[lóng yǎn]
circumference; circle
boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
(math.) elliptic curve
to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear)
elliptical machine (exercise)
cylindrical
a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
Oval office (in the White House)
perimeter
tapioca ball
to fulfill one's dream
ring (any circular object)
mellow and full
oblate
ballpoint pen
oval
without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)
plump
(math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π)
great circle (in spherical geometry)
waxing and waning (of the moon)
radiance emanating from the head
perfectly round
concentric circles
cyclostome (marine biology)
flat silver (former coinage)
to make a story or theory consistent
crew neck
bun
arc (segment of a circle)
to have a reunion
(math.) elliptic integral
round flat bread
amphitheater
wafer (silicon medium for integrated circuit)
spot baldness (alopecia areata)
to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)
taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)
Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
death
perfectly round
parentheses
tall and strong
slur (music)
the trigonometric functions
cone
kind of dumpling
boulder
dome
disk