卷(juàn): to roll up
HSK 48 strokes
Readingsjuànjuǎn
to roll up
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- juàn / juǎn
- Meaning
- to 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)
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 卷 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 卷 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 卷
Common words using 卷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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