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The traditional form is 圓, meaning round, circular, complete, or fulfilled. It is a phono-semantic compound enclosed by the radical 囗 (wéi), which represents a boundary or perimeter. Inside, the phonetic component 員 (yuán) originally depicted a round bronze vessel, though its meaning later shifted to "member". The simplification process replaced 員 with 员, creating the modern character 圆. Its meaning extends from physical circularity to the monetary unit (yuan) and abstract concepts of completeness and satisfactory conclusion.
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月亮是圆的。
他画了一个圆。
这个盘子是圆形的。
我们坐在圆桌旁吃饭。
地球的形状近似于圆。
她梦想有一个圆满的婚姻。
这个方案需要圆融的解决方式。
在几何学中，圆是基本的封闭曲线。