圕

Glyph origin
by combining the,  and 館|館／舘／馆 of , which can also be analysed as.

Etymology
Monosyllabic tuān reading by contraction of polysyllabic, taking initial and final sounds, with tone from middle syllable.

Definitions

 * 1)  library

Usage notes
圕 is one of the few standardized polysyllabic Chinese characters used in Mandarin, but it never gained widespread acceptance within China, where it is thought of as a Japanese kokuji, because Du coined it for a Japanese-made Chinese word '圖書館' while he was in Japan. The character was more common in Japan, where it appeared in the name of library science journal.

Kanji

 * 1)  library

Etymology
The character was created by Chinese library sciences expert Du Dingyou (杜定友) in the early 20th century by combining the and  of. See the “Usage notes” section in the Chinese entry for more.

Noun

 * 1)   library

Etymology
See the "Etymology" section in the Japanese entry.

Noun

 * 1)   library