粉圈 (fěnquān): fan circle

Meanings

1 fan circle
2 fandom
3 stan community

Characters

粉

Examples

她刚入粉圈不久。

Tā gāng rù fěnquān bùjiǔ.

She recently joined the fandom.

粉圈互撕经常上热搜。

Fěnquān hùsī jīngcháng shàng rèsōu.

Fandom wars regularly trend on Weibo.

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饭圈 (fànquān) is the more common spelling on Chinese social media, but 粉圈 (from 粉丝) is interchangeable. Associated with intense tribalism — see 互撕 (fan wars), 控评 (comment brigading), 打投 (vote campaigns).

Stroke Order

粉 fěn

圈 quān

Related Words

饭圈 fànquān

fandom / fan community / organized celebrity fan culture

粉丝会 fěnsīhuì

fan club / fan meeting/fan gathering event

圈 quān HSK 7 #1,319

circle; ring; loop / to encircle; to mark with a circle / group; circle (of people)

路人粉 lùrénfěn

casual fan / passerby fan (mildly positive without being in the fandom)

铁粉 tiěfěn

hardcore fan / die-hard fan / iron-clad fan

唯粉 wéifěn

fan who supports only one member of an idol group / 'only-fan' (fandom slang)

颜粉 yánfěn

fan attracted primarily by a celebrity's looks / 'face fan' (fandom slang)

粉丝见面会 fěnsījiànmiànhuì

fan meet / fan meeting event

粉头 fěntóu

head fan / leader of a fan group (modern slang) / prostitute (archaic) / painted character in Chinese opera (theatrical)

圈子 quānzi HSK 7 #5,510

circle; ring / social circle; clique