Meaning
to roll (up); to sweep up; to carry on; coil; to roll; chapter
Chinese: 卷起、卷册，也作试卷、书卷。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “juan” becomes a different word in each tone. 卷 is the 3rd 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
- 试卷shì juànexamination paper; test paper
- 问卷wèn juànquestionnaire
- 卷入juǎn rùto be drawn into; to be involved in
- 卷子juǎn zisteamed roll; spring roll
- 中卷zhōng juǎnadult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)
Example Sentence
风一吹，地上的落叶卷了起来。Fēng yì chuī, dì shàng de luò yè juǎn le qǐ lái.As the wind blew, the fallen leaves on the ground curled up.
风Fēngwind一yìone吹chuīto blow，地上dì shàngon the ground的deof落叶luò yèdead leaves卷juǎnto roll up了le(completed action)起来qǐ láito stand up。