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title: "Quanzi Meaning: 圈子 (quānzi) Means “circle”"
description: "圈子 (quānzi) means “circle; ring”. Hear its tones, see what 圈 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quanzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 圈子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

圈子 quānzi

## circle; ring

## It can also mean

- circle (of people); clique

## Its characters

1. 圈 quān circle
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

他不太喜欢那个圈子里的人。 He doesn't really like the people in that circle.

[More about 圈子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%88%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 圈 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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