Taxonomy of meanings for 摶:　　

  • 摶 zhuàn (OC: donʔ MC: ɖʷɯiɛn) 持兖切 上 廣韻：【周禮百羽爲摶十摶爲緷緷音渾又音鮌 】
  • 摶 zhuàn (OC: doon MC: ɖʷɯiɛn) 持兖切 上 廣韻：【同摶又作縳 】
  • 摶 tuán (OC: doon MC: dʷɑn) 度官切 平 廣韻：【説文曰圜也禮云無摶飯 】
    • CIRCLE
      • vicirculate; move in circles
      • vtoNcausativecause to be round> to roll into a ball
    • KNEAD
      • GATHER
        • vtoNmiddlegatherLZ
      • = 專
    • 摶 zhuàn (OC: donʔ MC: ɖʷɯiɛn) 持兖切 上 廣韻：【 】

      Additional information about 摶

      說文解字: 【摶】，圜也。从手、專聲。 【度官切】

        Criteria
      • CIRCLE

        1. The common general term for a circle is yuán 員 / 圓.

        2. Zhōu 周 refers to an irregular circle shape; it is used for a length of perimeter of a circle.

        3. Huán 環 refers to an irregular circle shape; it is used for an area surrounded by a circle.

        4. Tuán 摶 is a word for a circle that was in use in a southern state of >Chǔ 楚.

        5. Guī 規 occasionally refers to a standard round shape, but the word is seldom used in this sense.

      • CONCENTRATE

        1. The current word for concentrating one's attention or one's actions in one direction is zhuān 專／摶.

        2. Níng 凝 refers to the concentration of abstract or "metaphysical" substances.

        3. Yī 一 and yī 壹 emphasise the uniqueness of what is being concentrated on.

        4. Xíng 行 and fú 服 "devote oneself completely to" focusses on action rather than thought as the field of concentration.

        5. Jī 積 emphasises the cumulative results of concentration.