Writing
卷 (juǎn) — how to say "to roll up" in Chinese
卷
To roll up, to curl; roll, scroll
verb · noun · measure word
Radicals / Keys
卩
Seal (device)
#26 · jié · 2 strokes
Collocations
卷一张纸
juǎn yì zhāng zhǐ
to roll up a sheet of paper
Examples
风把地上的落叶卷了起来，吹得到处都是。
The wind swept up the fallen leaves and scattered them everywhere.
他把地图卷起来了。
He rolled up the map.
Another reading
卷juàn
measure word · noun
volume, scroll, part (of a book)
这套书一共有三卷。
zhè tào shū yí gòng yǒu sān juàn 。
This set of books has three volumes in total.
第一卷
dì yī juàn
volume one
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to roll up" in Chinese?
"to roll up" in Chinese is 卷 (juǎn).
卷 meaning in English
卷 (juǎn) means "To roll up, to curl; roll, scroll".
How is 卷 pronounced?
It is pronounced juǎn (written as juan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Juan in Chinese character
It is written 卷 and has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 卷?
卷 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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