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CHINESE CHARACTER

juǎn

卷

卷

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coil

Numbered pinyin
juan3
English meanings
volume, coil, furl, roll, spool, documents, m.[general], ,part, data file, tome, reel, book, examination paper, cylindrical mass of something, file, dossier

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 龹; bottom 㔾.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱龹㔾

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一juǎn卷zhǐ纸。

    A roll of paper.

  2. 02

    juǎn卷qǐlai起来。

    Roll it up.

  3. 03

    juǎnzi卷子。

    A test paper.

  4. 04

    kǎo考juǎn卷。

    An exam paper.

  5. 05

    dì第yī一juǎn卷。

    Volume one.

  6. 06

    bǎ把huà画shōu收hǎo好。

    Put the painting away.

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