卷

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exam paper

HSK 4

Objects →Tools

juǎn, juàn

カン、ケン

ま.く、まき

권

Phonosemantic compound. 龹 represents the sound and 卩 represents the meaning.

Components

龹 to roll rice into ball+ 卩 person kneeling =

卷 exam paper

龹 Phonetic component

juǎn to roll rice into ball

to roll

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卩 Meaning component

jié person kneeling

seal

Depicts a person with bent knees.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

卷

Regular

Modern

Chinese

卷 [juǎn]

to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)

卷 [juàn]

scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

Japanese

巻、巻きまき同音

noun

roll (e.g. of cloth)
winding (e.g. watch)
volume (of book)
speeding up
rare heel (of a Japanese sandal)

巻かん同音

noun

volume (of book); reel (of film)
scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

Korean

권 [卷]

Bound

volume; book; A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of books or notebooks.; volume; book; A bound noun used to indicate the ordinal number of a volume, as in a series of books.; volume; book; A bound noun that serves as a unit for distinguishing books based on their contents, particularly in old books.; (no equivalent expression); A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting 20 sheets of hanji, traditional Korean paper as one set; (no equivalent expression); A bound noun that serves as a unit for indicating the length of the roll of film of a movie.

Example Sentences

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この全集の５巻目が見当たらない。

The fifth volume of this set is missing.