巻 (juàn) — (noun) scroll, volume, book, roll (variant of 卷)
Definition
Same word as 卷 (juàn): a bound book, volume, or rolled scroll. At HSK 7 it usually appears in classical/literary contexts such as 长篇巨巻 or 巻轴.
noun
scrollvolumebookroll (variant of 卷)
Easily confused
- 卷juànlook-alike(noun) scroll; volume; book (in a series)
- 圈juànsound-alikepen (for livestock), fold, sty
- 眷juànlook-alikefamily dependent; household member (bound form, used in 家眷, 眷属)
- 卷juànsound-alike(noun) book volume; exam paper; roll or scroll
- 拳quánlook-alikefist
- 绢juànsound-alikethin, tough silk (used especially in traditional painting and textiles)
Examples
- 巻。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō yí gòng yǒu sān juàn.This novel has three volumes in total.
- 巻。Tú shū guǎn lǐ shōu cáng le xǔ duō gǔ dài juàn zhóu.The library has collected many ancient scrolls.
- 巻。Tā bǎ huà zuò xiǎo xīn dì shōu jìn juàn tǒng lǐ.He carefully put the painting into a scroll tube.
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