yán liú quāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(geology) asthenosphere
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Original source entry:

岩流圈 岩流圈 [yan2 liu2 quan1] /(geology) asthenosphere/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 岩
    yán

    cliff / rock

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 圈
    juān

    to confine / to lock up / to pen in

    juàn

    livestock enclosure / pen / fold / sty

    quān

    circle / ring / loop / (fig.) social circle / niche group / community / fandom / classifier for loops, orbits, laps / to surround / to encircle / to circle (sth) / to mark with a circle

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