That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed.
A track on which a race in held; a racetrack
By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)