(juàn)

11 strokes

(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
juàn
Meaning
(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and affection; to feel concern for
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱龹目

In this compound, the meaning comes from (eye); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiáojuàn

family members of nationals residing abroad

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nèijuàn

the females in a family; womenfolk

Open 内眷 page →
juàn

the females in a family; womenfolk

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jiājuàn

one's wife and children

Open 家眷 page →
juànshǔ

family member

Open 眷属 page →
juàncūn

military dependents' village (community established in Taiwan for Nationalist soldiers …

Open 眷村 page →

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