团
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tuán · sphere, circle, ball

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #1597
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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EnclosedCharacter structure

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囗Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 团

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tuánWords pronounced tuán
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Example sentences

Notice where 团 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ men yǒu gè hǎo jí le de tuán duì.我们有个好极了的团队。

We have a great team.

Source: Tatoeba #5863280 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tuán jié 、 gōng zhèng hé zì yóu shì xìng fú de bǎo zhèng.团结、公正和自由是幸福的保证。

Unity, justice and freedom are the pledge of fortune.

Source: Tatoeba #785816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dài háizi tuán tǐ qù tú shū guǎn yì diǎn wèn tí dōu méi yǒu.带孩子团体去图书馆一点问题都没有。

Taking the group of children to the library was no problem.

Source: Tatoeba #9012190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiě kāi mí tuán le ma?你解开谜团了吗?

Have you worked the puzzle out?

Source: Tatoeba #817295 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ men gōng sī měi yuè dōu huì jǔ bàn shè tuán huó dòng.在我们公司每月都会举办社团活动。

Every month at our company, they run a community activity.

Source: Tatoeba #2440667 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāi míng qīng nián jiāng shàonǚ cóng liú máng tuán huǒ zhōng jiù le chū lái.该名青年将少女从流氓团伙中救了出来。

The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.

Source: Tatoeba #2031441 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 团 in context

  1. Say tuán, then recall the core meaning: sphere, circle, ball.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the enclosed balanced.
  3. Use it in 团队 (tuán duì), meaning “team”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 团 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.