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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圈* | 圈* | *圈
circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个) / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / to surround; to circle
HSK 4
ecosphere
circle / ring / (social) circle
HSK 7-9
show business
HSK 7-9
comfort zone
the entertainment world; show business
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圈* | 圈* | *圈
livestock enclosure; pen; fold; sty
HSK 7-9
hula hoop (loanword)
Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信)
to fall in a trap
remarkable (performance, achievement etc) / worthy of praise
commercial district / business district
hula hoop (loanword)
(geography) hydrosphere
doughnut
doughnut
to go around one time / to do a circuit
to overstep the bounds / to go too far
trap; snare; trick
HSK 7-9
to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush
circle
rushing to stake one's claim in new markets (idiom)
wreath / garland
rim of the eye / eye socket
to scam / to set a trap / to set up a scheme to defraud people
atmosphere
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圈* | 圈* | *圈
to confine / to lock up / to pen in
among insiders; within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc); (esp.) in show business circles
wheel rim / underwire (in a bra)
to draw a circle / cliques / circles
(neologism c. 2015) (coll.) to win (sb) over as a fan / to garner new fans
life buoy; life belt / (jocular) flab; spare tire
Arctic Circle
at symbol, @
to be on the verge of tears
great circle (in spherical geometry)
crop circle
to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer) / to muck out
to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base; to go mainstream
blogosphere
(planet) atmosphere / (medical) air ring / air cushion
to play mahjong
(slang, jocular, neologism c. 2006, used esp. in relation to public figures) the things you and your friends get up to (misbehavior, scandals etc) leave me shaking my head
number of laps
(geology) lithosphere
(geology) asthenosphere
government circle / political circle
induction coil / solenoid
to form a circle, ring or loop
rubber ring / gasket
Bayuquan district of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole
sphere of cultural influence
swim ring / swim tube / (fig.) (coll.) spare tire (roll of fat around the waist)
(astronomy) diurnal circle
hoop
biosphere
solenoid (electrical engineering) / coil
solenoid (electrical engineering) / coil
dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye
staking a claim to territory / enclosure
pigsty (lit. and fig.)
(meteorology) storm area (area exposed to winds of force 7 or higher during a typhoon) / (fig.) area particularly badly affected by a crisis
stable
at symbol, @
Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938
wireless (bra)
(Internet slang) dazed / confused
tic-tac-toe
Enclosure Movement
line of latitude / parallel
ferrule / ring toss
a quarrel in which third parties get involved
pen / animal yard
line of latitude / parallel
to go around in circles / to make a detour / (fig.) to beat about the bush
necklace
(coll.) (neologism c. 2006) to extract money unscrupulously (e.g. through IPOs, fandom, or game mechanics) while offering little genuine value; to grift; to fleece
Stonehenge stone circle
magnetosphere
XO ("extra old"), grade of cognac quality
to spread litter in a cowshed, pigsty etc
washer (on bolt) / toilet seat
line of longitude / meridian (geography)
round frame of a sieve
annotations made in a book / fig. remarks and comments / to have an opinion on everything
(Tw) (computing) loop
smoke ring
insider
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
to highlight sth by drawing a circle around it / (fig.) to designate; to delineate
to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
collar (animal)
ring around the moon / lunar halo / solar halo
to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer) / to muck out
to rear (an animal) in an enclosure
fan community / fandom
to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
Bayuquan District of Yingkou City 營口市|营口市, Liaoning
jumping through hoops (as acrobatic show)

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