卷
juǎnjuànquán HSK4

curl, roll

卷 捲 juǎn frequency
to roll up verb
To bend something into a cylindrical or semi-circular shape; to curl up.

卷衣服可以节省很多空间。

juǎn yī​fu kě​yǐ jié​shěng hěn​duō kōng​jiān.

Rolling clothes can save lots of space.

to sweep up verb
To sweep off or carry away with great force; to involve or pull someone into a situation.

拜托你不要卷进来。

bài​tuō nǐ bù​yào juǎn jìn lái.

Please, don't get involved.

roll noun
Something rolled into a cylinder, such as a scroll, cigarette, or snack.
[classifier] measure word
Used for things that are rolled up, such as rolls of paper, spools, or bedding

他总是随身带着这卷绳子。

tā zǒng​shì suí​shēn dài zhe zhè juǎn shéng​zi.

He always carries with him this coil of rope.

steamed roll
A type of multi-layered steamed wheaten food made by rolling dough, such as flower rolls
to abscond with
To take something away and keep it for oneself, especially money; to make off with
to curl
(Of a blade) to become curled, notched, or blunt through use
卷 juàn
volume noun
a book; a volume; a chapter or section of a book; a scroll

这本书有三卷。

zhè běn shū yǒu sān juàn.

This book has three volumes.

examination paper adjectivenoun
an examination paper; a test sheet
file
(bound form) an official file; a dossier; archive documents
[books]
measure word for books, paintings, or scrolls
卷 quán
curly
(bound form) curly; curved; wavy hair
beautiful
(literary) beautiful; good-looking
卷 juǎn
surname
a Chinese surname

Cross-References

Classifier

Has erhua variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,016th most common 156.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,196th most common 71.2 per million appears in 30% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
43.6 per million appears in 15% of films
Written text
52.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
捲
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+5377

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)