卷

juǎn

HSK 43 readings

“To roll up” in Chinese is 卷 (juǎn).

Other characters with the syllable juan: see all 3 →

Meaning

to roll up
(fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)
(slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive

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a roll
classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
scroll
book
volume
chapter
examination paper
classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
to sweep up; to carry along
classifier for rolls, spools etc

Example

我可不想卷入这场纷争中去。

I don't want to be involved in this affair.

From 卷入 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

juànscroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
juǎnto roll up / (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) / to sweep up; to carry along / classifier for rolls, spools etc

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 卷

试卷shìjuànexamination paperHSK 4 卷入juǎnrùto be drawn intoHSK 7-9 卷子juànzisteamed rollHSK 7-9 问卷wènjuànquestionnaireHSK 7-9

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