券 (quàn) — (noun) ticket, voucher, coupon; (noun) bond, security; (noun) deed, contract, certificate
Definition
A written certificate or voucher — an admission ticket, coupon, or financial bond. Pairs with 证券 (security) and 债券 (bond) in finance; more general than 凭证, which emphasizes proof/receipt.
noun
ticketvouchercouponbondsecuritydeedcontractcertificate
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 券。Zhè ge zhǎn lǎn xū yào píng quàn rù chǎng.This exhibition requires a ticket to enter.
- 。Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yōu huì quàn.I bought a coupon online.
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī fā xíng le xīn zhài quàn.This company issued new bonds.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠔉
𠔉𠔉券quàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
券 combines 𠔉 for the sound with 刀 (knife), because ancient contracts were cut in half.
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