圈子

Chinese

		circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (圈子)		圈	子
simp. ^#(圈子)		圈	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): quānzi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чуанзы (čuanzɨ, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun¹ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoân-chír / khoân-chú
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹chioe-tsy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quānzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuanzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüan¹-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: chywān-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuan.tzy
  - Palladius: цюаньцзы (cjuanʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чуанзы (čuanzɨ, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰuæ̃²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hyun¹ zi²
  - Yale: hyūn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hyn¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hün¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-chír
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-chú
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoanzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹chioe-tsy
  - MiniDict: chioe^平 tsy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹qyoe-tsr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰyø⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Noun

圈子

circle; ring
(figurative) community; clique; social circle
(figurative) scope
(regional, card games) queen (Q)
(Xuzhou Mandarin) earring
(Shanghainese) pork intestine

Synonyms

(circle): (Hokkien) 圓箍仔／圆箍仔
(scope):

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幅度 (fúdù)
範圍 / 范围 (fànwéi)
範疇 / 范畴 (fànchóu)
規模 / 规模 (guīmó)

(queen):

Dialectal synonyms of 圈兒 (“queen (playing cards)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	疙瘩, 疙瘩包
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	皮蛋, 十二
	Zhengzhou	十二, 圈
	Xi'an	圈子
	Xuzhou	皮蛋, 皮球, 球蛋
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	皮蛋, 圈子
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	皮蛋, 蛋, 環, 婆婆
	Guiyang	蛋, 蛋蛋
	Liuzhou	悶, 丘
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	皮蛋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	皮蛋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	女
	Hong Kong	女
	Taishan	女
	Nanning	敏
	Nanning (Tanka)	文
	Wuzhou	敏
	Yulin	敏
Gan	Nanchang	皮蛋
	Pengze	箍
	Lichuan	皮蛋
	Pingxiang	蛋, 皮蛋架架
Hakka	Yudu	圈子
Huizhou	Jixi	皮蛋
Jin	Taiyuan	圈兒
Southern Min	Xiamen	Q, 卵
	Shantou	箍, 𡚸, 妹
	Puning	箍
Wu	Shanghai	皮蛋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	皮蛋
	Suzhou	蛋, 皮蛋
	Ningbo	皮蛋, 蛋

(earring):

Dialectal synonyms of 耳環 (“earring”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		耳環 ring, 耳墜 with pendant, 耳飾 general term
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	耳環兒, 耳墜兒, 耳鉗子, 鉗子
	Taiwan	耳環
	Chifeng	耳環, 耳墜兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	耳環, 耳鉗子
	Harbin	耳環, 耳墜兒, 耳墜子, 耳鉗子
	Shenyang	耳環, 鉗子
	Singapore	耳環
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	鉗子
	Tangshan	耳環, 耳墜兒
	Cangzhou	墜子
	Baoding	墜子
	Shijiazhuang	耳墜兒
	Jinan	耳環兒, 墜子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	耳環兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	耳墜兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	耳環
	Wanrong	耳墜子
	Zhengzhou	耳墜兒
	Xi'an	耳環, 耳墜兒, 耳墜子
	Xining	耳環兒
	Xuzhou	耳環, 耳圈子, 圈子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	耳墜子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	耳環, 耳墜子
	Lanzhou	耳環子, 耳環, 耳墜子
	Ürümqi	耳環子, 耳環, 耳墜子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳環
	Chongqing	耳環
	Wuhan	耳環, 環子
	Guiyang	耳柱, 耳環
	Kunming	耳環, 耳墜
	Guilin	耳環, 耳墜
	Liuzhou	耳環
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	耳環, 耳絲, 耳圈兒
	Yangzhou	耳環子, 環子
	Nantong	耳環, 圈兒
	Hefei	耳環
Cantonese	Guangzhou	耳環
	Hong Kong	耳環
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	耳環
	Macau	耳環
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	耳環
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	耳圈
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	耳環
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	耳環
	Foshan	耳環
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	耳環
	Foshan (Shunde)	耳環
	Foshan (Sanshui)	耳牌, 耳圈
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	耳環
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	耳牌
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	耳環
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	耳環
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	耳環
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	耳環
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	耳環
	Taishan	耳環
	Kaiping (Chikan)	耳環
	Enping (Niujiang)	耳環
	Heshan (Yayao)	耳環
	Dongguan	耳環
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	耳環
	Nanning	耳環
	Wuzhou	耳環
	Yulin	耳環
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	耳環
	Guiping	耳環
	Mengshan (Xihe)	耳環
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	耳環
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	耳環
	Baise	耳環
	Bobai	耳環
	Lingshan	耳環
	Pubei	耳環
	Qinzhou	耳環
	Beihai	耳圈
	Ningming	耳環
	Hengzhou	耳環
	Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	耳環
Gan	Nanchang	環子
	Lichuan	耳澀
	Pingxiang	耳環
Hakka	Meixian	耳圈仔, 耳盤仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	耳環
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	耳環
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	耳環
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	耳環
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	耳環
	Yudu	耳飾
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	耳環
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	耳環
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	耳環
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	耳鉤, 耳環
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	耳環
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	耳鉤
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	耳環
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	耳環
	Mashan (Pianlian)	耳環
Huizhou	Jixi	耳朵環, 耳朵箍
Huizhou	Shexian	耳圈, 圈
Jin	Taiyuan	環環, 耳環, 耳墜子
	Xinzhou	耳墜子
	Linhe	耳環子
	Jining	耳環
	Hohhot	耳環
	Zhangjiakou	耳環
	Handan	耳環, 耳墜子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	耳釘
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	耳環
Southern Min	Xiamen	耳鉤
	Quanzhou	耳鉤
	Jinjiang	耳栓 ring, 丁香 drop
	Zhangzhou	耳鉤
	Kaohsiung	耳鉤
	Yilan	耳鉤
	Changhua (Lukang)	耳鉤
	Taichung	耳鉤
	Taichung (Wuqi)	耳鉤
	Tainan	耳鉤
	Taitung	耳鉤
	Hsinchu	耳鉤
	Penghu (Magong)	耳栓
	Penang (Hokkien)	subang
	Singapore (Hokkien)	耳鉤
	Manila (Hokkien)	耳鉤
	Longyan	耳鉤仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	耳鉤
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	耳鉤
	Jieyang	耳鉤
	Puning	耳鉤
	Leizhou	耳鉤
	Haikou	耳環
Puxian Min	Putian	耳環
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	耳鉤
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	耳鉤
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	耳環
	Xianyou	耳圈
	Xianyou (Fengting)	耳鉤
	Xianyou (Youyang)	耳環, 耳鉤囝
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	耳鉤
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	耳環
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	耳墜子
Wu	Shanghai	耳環, 耳朵環, 耳朵圈, 圈
	Shanghai (Chongming)	環
	Suzhou	圈
	Danyang	耳朵環子, 環子
	Hangzhou	箍兒
	Ningbo	環子, 耳朵環
	Jinhua	耳朵箍兒
Xiang	Changsha	耳環, 環子
	Loudi	耳環
	Quanzhou	耳環

Derived terms

兜圈子 (dōu quānzi)
小圈子 (xiǎoquānzi)
打圈子 (dǎquānzi)
社交圈子 (shèjiāo quānzi)

Related terms

派系 (pàixì)
朋黨／朋党 (péngdǎng)