Meaning of 团
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- round
- lump
- ball
- to roll into a ball
- to gather
- regiment
- group
- society
- dumpling
How to use 团
团 often means a group or organization and appears in many compounds like 团队 (tuánduì, team) and 代表团 (dàibiǎotuán, delegation). It is also a measure word for soft round lumps of things, such as yarn, paper, or clouds. Example: 一团毛线 (yì tuán máoxiàn) a ball of yarn.
团 shows 才 (cái) inside an enclosure 囗. Picture people with talent gathered inside one boundary, rolled together into a single group or ball.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 团 as 困 (kùn, sleepy) or 因 (yīn, because), which use the same enclosure with a different inside part. 团 has 才 inside, not 木 or 大.
团 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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团 tuán · round · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 团.
| 团结 | tuánjié | to unite; unity; solidarity |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization |
| 代表团 | dàibiǎotuán | delegation |
| 集团 | jítuán | group; bloc |
| 团长 | tuánzhǎng | regimental command; head of a delegation |
| 团队 | tuánduì | team |
| 团聚 | tuánjù | to reunite; to have a reunion |
| 社团 | shètuán | association; society |
| 团伙 | tuánhuǒ | (criminal) gang; gang member |
| 谜团 | mítuán | riddle; enigma |
| 剧团 | jùtuán | theatrical troupe |
| 团圆 | tuányuán | to have a reunion |
Questions about 团
What does 团 mean?
团 (tuán) means "round; lump" and is used as a noun and measure word.
How do you write 团?
团 is made of 1 character: 团 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 团 an HSK word?
Yes. 团 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 团 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 团 is written 團.
What does 团 mean in 团购?
团购 (tuángòu) means group buying, where many people buy together to get a lower price. Here 团 carries its sense of a group or gathering of people.
How is 团 used in words about food?
团 can mean a dumpling or round ball of dough, as in 汤团 (tāngtuán), sweet glutinous rice balls in soup. The idea of round lumps also shows up in 饭团 (fàntuán), a rice ball.