卷 juàn, juǎn — volume; book; fascicle; scroll
卷
Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #1231
Traditional:
捲
juàn juan4
Basic definition
measure word
- measure word for volumes, scrolls, films e.g 第一卷
juǎn juan3
Basic definition
verb
Detailed explanation
verb
- (形声。从卩( jié,甲骨文象人曲膝而跪的样子),劵( juàn)声。( quǎn)本义:膝曲)
- roll up e.g 卷舒 · 卷帐 · 卷坐 · 卷戏
- carry along;sweep away;roll up like a mat e.g 卷地 · 卷包 · 卷篷
- roll up e.g 卷袖子 · 卷裤腿
- curse e.g 卷骂
- cut
- gather
- hide e.g 卷怀 · 卷迹
measure word
- roll;spool;reel e.g 几卷电影片
- wad e.g 一卷钞票
Related words
- 画卷 scroll painting; panorama
- 卷烟 cigarette/cigar
- 答卷 completed examination paper/answer sheet
- 卷入 to be drawn into; to get involved in; to be swept into
- 席卷 to engulf/to sweep/to carry away everything
- 烟卷儿 cigarette (colloquial)
- 问卷 questionnaire
- 试卷 examination paper; test paper; exam sheet
- 卷土重来 to stage a comeback after defeat; to renew one's effort
- 长卷 long scroll (of painting/calligraphy)
- 胶卷 roll of film
- 案卷 case file; dossier
- 卷宗 file; dossier; archive; case record
- 龙卷风 tornado/hurricane/twister/cyclone
- 铺盖卷儿 a rolled-up bedding bundle; a bedroll
- 卷曲 to curl (hair)/curly
- 书卷 volume/scroll
- 阅卷 to grade exam papers
- 翻卷 to roll and toss; to flap and swirl
- 卷发 to curl hair