tuán

ball

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
囗 meaning component

  Meaning component

wéi

  

surround

專 sound component

  Sound component

zhuān

  

monopolize

Evolution

團 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
團 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
團 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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tuán

sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump; round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)

Most common words with 團
Freq.
Word
Meaning

round

集团

group

团队

team

陪审团

jury

团结

to unite

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)