垣

yuán
#2,942 most
frequent character
wall

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

垣 uses 土 earth as its meaning part and 亘 gèn as a sound part, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant a short wall, then grew to wall in general.

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Homophones

HSK 2
圆yuán
circle, round, circular, spherical
HSK 4
元yuán
first, primary, basic
员yuán
a person engaged in some field of activity (waiter
原yuán
primary, original, former, raw
园yuán
garden, an area of land for growing plants
源yuán
root, source, origin
缘yuán
cause, reason, karma, fate

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