Enclosure Radical (囗) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
囗 is the enclosure radical. It appears in 13 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 囗 mean?
Enclosure radical · 囗 wéi · 3 strokes · an enclosure; walls all around
As a radical it is called 国字框 (guó zì kuāng).
It usually appears enclosing the rest of the character. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 囗
12 common characters with 囗
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 国 | guó | country, nation | Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 |
| 因 | yīn | because of, as a result of, according to | |
| 回 | huí | return; reply; decline (invitation) | Originally, a spiral signifying return |
| 西 | xī | west | A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東 |
| 四 | sì | four | A child 儿 in a room with four walls 囗 |
| 团 | tuán | something with a round shape, ball, wad; group; regiment; [short form for 共青团] the League | A lot of talent 才 gathered in one place 囗 |
| 围 | wéi | gather round; wrap round; surround, enclose | 韦 supplies the sound |
| 图 | tú | picture, drawing, chart, diagram, graph | Simplified form of 圖; a map of a district's 啚 borders 囗 |
| 困 | kùn | be sleepy; sleep; be stranded or trapped | A fence 囗 built around a tree 木 |
| 园 | yuán | garden | 元 supplies the sound |
| 固 | gù | hard; strong; solid; sure; assuredly; undoubtedly; of course; indeed… | 古 supplies the sound |
| 圆 | yuán | round | 员 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 厶Private radical · sī17 common characters · private; personal
- 又Again radical · yòu38 common characters · again; (originally) a right hand
- 口Mouth radical · kǒu134 common characters · mouth; an opening
- 土Earth radical · tǔ59 common characters · earth, soil
- 士Scholar radical · shì8 common characters · scholar
- 夂Follow radical · zhǐ11 common characters · to follow; to go slowly
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