huán
noun #33,343

Meanings

  1. 1 vast domain
  2. 2 wide expanse
  3. 3 the world
  4. 4 the whole realm

Examples

Tā de míngshēng xiǎngbiàn huányǔ.
His fame resounds across the entire world.
Zhè chǎng bǐsài zhènjīng huánqiú.
This match shocked the whole globe.

Tips

usage
is a literary/classical character almost never used alone in modern Chinese. Look for it in compounds: (huányǔ, "the universe"), (huánqiú, "the globe"), (rénhuán, "the world of the living" — as in 惨绝人寰, "unprecedented in human history"), and (chénhuán, "the dusty world," Buddhist for "this mortal life"). Originally meant the royal domain within 1000 li of the imperial capital.

Stroke Order

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