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团(團) tuán group; organization - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 囗 wéi “enclose.” This radical is referred to colloquially as 围字框 (圍字框) wéizìkuàng “frame made up of the character 围 (圍).” The other component of the simplified character is 才 cái “just” (325). Phonetic of the traditional form is 專 zhuān (315). Distinguish simplified 团 from 因 yīn (181) and 园 (園) yuán (252), and traditional 團 from traditional 專.

Examples

• 社团 (社團) shètuán organization; club [N]
• 团 (團) tuán group; organization [N]
• 记者团 (記者團) jìzhĕ tuán reporters group (name of college club) [N]
• 团体 (團體) tuántĭ group [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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