团
tuán · group / to reunite💡 How to pronounce
t → like the 't' in 'top'. uán → like 'wahn' with a rising-falling tone — start mid, go down, then rise.
📖 The Story
团 originally meant a round ball or circle. Over time, it came to mean a group of people who come together. In Chinese culture, nothing is more important than family coming together — especially during festivals.
🎬 In Culture Today
During Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, the entire country goes through a 'great migration' as millions of people travel home. This is called 'reunion' (团圆).
📚 Words
📝 Example Sentences
春节是团圆的日子。
Spring Festival is a time for reunion.
我们要团结起来。
We need to unite.