Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to contribute; to donate; tax; to abandon

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “juan” becomes a different word in each tone. 捐 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 捐赠juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction
  • 捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)
  • 捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid); contribution; donation
  • 捐献juān xiànto donate; to contribute
  • 募捐mù juānto solicit contributions; to collect donations

Example Sentence

同学们纷纷捐款,帮助受灾的地区。Tóng xué men fēn fēn juān kuǎn, bāng zhù shòu zāi de dì qū.The students donated money one after another to help the disaster-stricken area.

同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)纷纷fēn fēnone after another捐款juān kuǎnto donate money帮助bāng zhùassistance受灾shòu zāidisaster-strickendeof(adverb marker)area