huán

jade ring or bracelet

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
玉 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

jade

睘 sound component

  Sound component

qióng

  

round

Evolution

環 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
環 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
環 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
環 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

huán

jade ring or bracelet; ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in

() 

Huán

surname Huan

Most common words with 環
Freq.
Word
Meaning

环境

environment

ring

环节

round segment

环保

environmental protection

循环

to cycle