Usage of the character 圆

circle
round
circular
spherical
(of the moon) full
unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
tactful
to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

yuánpán

圆盘

[圓盤]

disk

yuánfáng

圆房

[圓房]

(of a child bride) to consummate marriage

ròuyuán

肉圆

[肉圓]

ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. (bah-uân))

fāngyuán

方圆

[方圓]

perimeter
range
(within) a radius of ...

liūyuán

溜圆

[溜圓]

perfectly round

yuánquān

圆圈

[圓圈]

circle

huàyuán

画圆

[畫圓]

to draw a circle

Yuán Yīng

圆瑛

[圓瑛]

Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk

yuánzhù

圆柱

[圓柱]

column
cylinder

yuánquē

圆缺

[圓缺]

waxing and waning (of the moon)

yuántōng

圆通

[圓通]

flexible
accommodating

yuánbǎi

圆柏

[圓柏]

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

yuántǒng

圆筒

[圓筒]

circular cylinder
drum

luǎnyuán

卵圆

[卵圓]

oval
ellipse

yuánkǒng

圆孔

[圓孔]

round hole

yuángǒng

圆拱

[圓拱]

a round vault

yuánhuá

圆滑

[圓滑]

smooth and evasive
slick and sly

tāngyuán

汤圆

[湯圓]

boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival

yuánmèng

圆梦

[圓夢]

to fulfill one's dream
(divination) to predict the future by interpreting a dream
oneiromancy

yuánxīn

圆心

[圓心]

center of circle

to mediate
to broker a compromise

yuánxíng

圆形

[圓形]

round
circular

yuánzhū

圆珠

[圓珠]

bead

yuánrùn

圆润

[圓潤]

mellow and full
suave
smooth and round
rich (in voice)

tuǒyuán

椭圆

[橢圓]

oval
ellipse
elliptic

bànyuán

半圆

[半圓]

semicircle

yuánjì

圆寂

[圓寂]

death
to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)

biǎnyuán

扁圆

[扁圓]

oblate

fěnyuán

粉圆

[粉圓]

tapioca ball

yuánguāng

圆光

[圓光]

radiance emanating from the head
halo

yuándǐng

圆顶

[圓頂]

dome

gǔnyuán

滚圆

[滾圓]

as round as a ball

yuánzhuō

圆桌

[圓桌]

round table

yuánmǎn

圆满

[圓滿]

satisfactory; consummate; perfect

yuánzhōu

圆周

[圓周]

circumference; circle

yuánguī

圆规

[圓規]

compass (drafting)

dàyuán

大圆

[大圓]

great circle (in spherical geometry)

yuánzhuī

圆锥

[圓錐]

cone
conical
tapering

yuánhuán

圆环

[圓環]

ring (any circular object)
(math.) annulus
(Tw) traffic circle; rotary

yuánzi

圆子

[圓子]

kind of dumpling
sticky rice ball

yuántū

圆秃

[圓禿]

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

yuánróng

圆融

[圓融]

accommodating
(Buddhism) completely integrated

yùyuán

芋圆

[芋圓]

taro ball (Taiwanese dessert)

Měiyuán

美圆

[美圓]

US dollar

yuányuè

圆月

[圓月]

full moon

yuánhú

圆弧

[圓弧]

arc (segment of a circle)

yuányùn

圆晕

[圓暈]

concentric circles
circular ripples

yuánhuǎng

圆谎

[圓謊]

to patch up one's lie (when inconsistencies appear)
to cover (for sb who has lied)

tuányuán

团圆

[團圓]

to have a reunion

yuánlǐng

圆领

[圓領]

crew neck
round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)

Rìyuán

日圆

[日圓]

Japanese yen (unit of currency)
CL:個／个 (gè)

Hányuán

韩圆

[韓圓]

Korean won (unit of currency)

yuánjiǎo

圆角

[圓角]

rounded corner

jīngyuán

晶圆

[晶圓]

wafer (silicon medium for integrated circuit)

yínyuán

银圆

[銀圓]

flat silver (former coinage)
also written 銀元／银元
silver dollar

húnyuán

浑圆

[渾圓]

perfectly round
(fig.) accommodating
considerate
smooth (way of doing things)

yuánqiú

圆球

[圓球]

ball
sphere
globe

yuánwǔ

圆舞

[圓舞]

round dance

guìyuán

桂圆

[桂圓]

see 龍眼／龙眼 (lóngyǎn)

dàyuánquān

大圆圈

[大圓圈]

great circle (in spherical geometry)

guānjīnyuán

关金圆

[關金圓]

Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948

luǎnyuánchuāng

卵圆窗

[卵圓窗]

oval window between middle and inner ear

yuánzhuītǐ

圆锥体

[圓錐體]

cone

yuángǔngǔn

圆滚滚

[圓滾滾]

plump

dīliūyuán

滴溜圆

[滴溜圓]

completely round

yuángǔgǔ

圆鼓鼓

[圓鼓鼓]

round and bulging
rotund
protruding

yuánzhūbǐ

圆珠笔

[圓珠筆]

ballpoint pen
CL:支 (zhī),枝 (zhī)

yuánshítou

圆石头

[圓石頭]

boulder

yuánzhuīzhuàng

圆锥状

[圓錐狀]

conical

zǒuyuánchǎng

走圆场

[走圓場]

to walk around the stage (to indicate scene changes)

Yuánguīzuò

圆规座

[圓規座]

Circinus (constellation)

bāoyuánr

包圆儿

[包圓兒]

to buy the whole lot
to take everything remaining

yuánzhùtǐ

圆柱体

[圓柱體]

cylinder (geometry)

tuǒyuánxíng

椭圆形

[橢圓形]

oval

yuánzhuīxíng

圆锥形

[圓錐形]

conical
coniform

diànyuánjù

电圆锯

[電圓鋸]

circular saw

yuánzhùxíng

圆柱形

[圓柱形]

cylindrical

yuánwǔqǔ

圆舞曲

[圓舞曲]

waltz

yuánhánshù

圆函数

[圓函數]

the trigonometric functions

yuánhuáxiàn

圆滑线

[圓滑線]

slur (music)

wújīngyuán

无晶圆

[無晶圓]

fabless (semiconductor company)

Yuánmíngyuán

圆明园

[圓明園]

Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860

luǎnyuánxíng

卵圆形

[卵圓形]

oval
ellipsoidal

jīnyuánquàn

金圆券

[金圓券]

currency issued by Nationalist Government in 1948

yuánbáicài

圆白菜

[圓白菜]

round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)

yuánkuòhào

圆括号

[圓括號]

parentheses; round brackets ( )

yuánfùfēi

圆腹鲱

[圓腹鯡]

round herring

yuánwūdǐng

圆屋顶

[圓屋頂]

dome

bùyuántōng

不圆通

[不圓通]

inflexible
unaccommodating

yuánguǐdào

圆轨道

[圓軌道]

circular orbit (in astronomy and in astronautics)

bànyuánxíng

半圆形

[半圓形]

semicircular

tuǒyuánjī

椭圆机

[橢圓機]

elliptical machine (exercise)

yuánzhōulü

圆周率

[圓周率]

(math.) the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (π)

dǎyuánchǎng

打圆场

[打圓場]

to help to resolve a dispute
to smooth things over

bànyuányí

半圆仪

[半圓儀]

protractor

wàijiēyuán

外接圆

[外接圓]

circumscribed circle (of a polygon)

yuánmiànbǐng

圆面饼

[圓麵餅]

round flat bread
pita bread

zìyuán-qíshuō

自圆其说

[自圓其說]

to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation; to plug the holes in one's story

fāngruìyuánzáo

方枘圆凿

[方枘圓鑿]

to put a square peg in a round hole
incompatible (idiom)

huàyuánfángshǒu

划圆防守

[劃圓防守]

to counter (a stroke in fencing)

lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
fig. velvet glove

yuánzhuīqūxiàn

圆锥曲线

[圓錐曲線]

conic section

guǎnyuánxiànchóng

管圆线虫

[管圓線蟲]

"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis

zhūyuányùrùn

珠圆玉润

[珠圓玉潤]

lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom)
fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing)

zìzhèngqiāngyuán

字正腔圆

[字正腔圓]

to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)

yuánxíngjùchǎng

圆形剧场

[圓形劇場]

amphitheater

(of animals) round and fat

tuǒyuánqūxiàn

椭圆曲线

[橢圓曲線]

(math.) elliptic curve

pòjìngchóngyuán

破镜重圆

[破鏡重圓]

a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
(of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite

yuánzhuōhuìyì

圆桌会议

[圓桌會議]

round table conference

yuánzáofāngruì

圆凿方枘

[圓鑿方枘]

see 方枘圓鑿／方枘圆凿 (fāngruìyuánzáo)

huāhǎoyuèyuán

花好月圆

[花好月圓]

lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
perfect happiness
conjugal bliss

gōngdéyuánmǎn

功德圆满

[功德圓滿]

virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

tuǒyuánhánshù

椭圆函数

[橢圓函數]

(math.) elliptic function

tuǒyuánjīfēn

椭圆积分

[橢圓積分]

(math.) elliptic integral

bǎngdàyāoyuán

膀大腰圆

[膀大腰圓]

tall and strong
burly
beefy

bái'éyuánwěihù

白额圆尾鹱

[白額圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)

gōuzuǐyuánwěihù

钩嘴圆尾鹱

[鉤嘴圓尾鸌]

(bird species of China) Tahiti petrel (Pterodroma rostrata)

tuǒyuánxíngbàngōngshì

椭圆形办公室

[橢圓形辦公室]

Oval office (in the White House)

yuánkǒugāngjǐzhuīdòngwù

圆口纲脊椎动物

[圓口綱脊椎動物]

cyclostome (marine biology)

nèiliùjiǎoyuánzhùtóuluódīng

内六角圆柱头螺钉

[內六角圓柱頭螺釘]

hexagon socket head cap screw

yuánzhūxínglízǐjiāohuànjì

圆珠形离子交换剂

[圓珠形離子交換劑]

bead-type ion exchanger

guāwúgǔnyuán,rénwúshíquán

瓜无滚圆，人无十全

[瓜無滾圓，人無十全]

no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)

méiyǒuguīju,bùchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，不成方圆

[沒有規矩，不成方圓]

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules

bùyǐguīju,bùnéngchéngfāngyuán

不以规矩，不能成方圆

[不以規矩，不能成方圓]

without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules

méiyǒuguīju,héyǐchéngfāngyuán

没有规矩，何以成方圆

[沒有規矩，何以成方圓]

without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules