円
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yuán · circle

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円
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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冂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 円

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Example sentences

Notice where 円 sits in each complete thought.

Rú guǒ nǐ yǒu yì bǎi wàn yuán, nǐ huì yòng tā lái zuò shèn mó?如果你有一百萬円,你會用它來做甚麼?

Supposing you had one million yen, what would you do with it?

Source: Tatoeba #716887 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yòng èr wàn wǔ qiān yuán mǎi le zhè tái xiāng jī.我用二萬五千円買了這台相機。

I bought this camera for 25,000 yen.

Source: Tatoeba #424973 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jì huá de zǒng kāi zhī wéi yí yì yuán.計劃的總開支為一億円。

The total expense for the project amounts to one hundred million yen.

Source: Tatoeba #339932 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè mén shēng yì shì gè zhuàn dà qián de hǎo jī huì, yuè rù kě yǐ dá dào yì bǎi wàn yuán!這門生意是個賺大錢的好機會,月入可以達到一百萬円!

There's the chance to get a huge income in this business, a million yen a month is possible!

Source: Tatoeba #418558 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 円 in context

  1. Say yuán, then recall the core meaning: circle.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 円 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.