饭圈

飯圈

fànquān

noun

Meanings

1 fandom
2 fan community
3 organized celebrity fan culture

Characters

rice; meal (here: from English 'fan')

circle; community

'饭' is a phonetic borrowing from English 'fan.' 饭圈 = fan circle, the organized world of celebrity fandoms.

Examples

饭圈文化越来越有争议了。

Fànquān wénhuà yuèláiyuè yǒu zhēngyì le.

Fandom culture is becoming increasingly controversial.

她在饭圈很活跃，经常组织应援活动。

Tā zài fànquān hěn huóyuè, jīngcháng zǔzhī yìngyuán huódòng.

She's very active in the fandom — she often organizes fan support events.

Tips

culture

Chinese 饭圈 is highly organized and intense. Fans pool money for 应援 (support campaigns), manipulate rankings and sales charts, and wage online wars against rival fandoms. The government cracked down on toxic 饭圈 behavior in 2021 with the '清朗' campaign.

usage

'饭圈' can be used neutrally (the fandom community) or negatively ('饭圈那一套' = that fandom nonsense). '入圈' = join a fandom; '脱粉' = leave a fandom.

Stroke Order

饭 fàn

圈 quān