卷 - juǎn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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卷

juǎn

Definition

to roll up
roll
classifier (for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc))
measure word

Other pronunciations

juàn

scroll
book
volume
chapter
examination paper
classifier (for books, paintings: volume, scroll)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Compounds (12)

捲

juǎn

to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; roll

圈

quān

circle; ring; loop; classifier (for loops, orbits, laps of race etc); measure word; to surround; to circle

tired

to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)

圈

juān

to confine; to lock up; to pen in

pen (pig); a fold

bound in a league

to curl; curled

bowl

earnest

to bend iron

to curl up

Related words (33)

卷

juǎn

to roll up; roll; classifier (for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)); measure word; to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on

cirrus (cloud)

curved blade

steamed roll; spring roll

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

tape measure; tape rule

to bundle up

cigarette; cigar

to wind; to coil; to spool; to loop around; winding

卷裹

juǎn guǒ

to wrap up; (fig.) to envelop; to swallow up

卷起

juǎn qǐ

to roll up; to curl up; to furl (a flag, umbrella etc); to swirl (of dust, wind, sandstorm etc); twist (in gymnastics)

tendril

to plunder the land and extort from the peasant; corrupt practice

卷层云

juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud); also written 捲層雲; also written 卷層雲

roll-up door

cabbage

pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

卷羽鵜鶘

juǎn yǔ tí hú

(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

卷舌元音

juǎn shé yuán yīn

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

彩卷

cǎi juǎn

color film; lottery ticket; abbr. for 彩色膠卷

picture scroll

to spin; to whirl around

胶卷

jiāo juǎn

film; roll of film; also written 膠捲|胶卷

艾卷

ài juǎn

moxa cigar; moxa roll (TCM)

egg roll

to flutter

waterspout (meteorology)

灰卷尾

huī juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

omelet

(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

千經萬卷

qiān jīng wàn juǎn

(lit.) a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon

髮冠卷尾

fà guān juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

bedroll

(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)

Idioms (1)

卷土重來

juǎn tǔ chóng lái

(lit.) to return in a swirl of dust (idiom); (fig.) to regroup and come back even stronger; to make a comeback

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