卷

See also: 巻 and 捲

卷	U+5377, 卷 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5377

← 卶
[U+5376]

CJK Unified Ideographs

卸 →
[U+5378]

Translingual

Japanese	巻
Simplified	卷
Traditional	卷

Stroke order

Alternative forms

Note that in Chinese, the bottom is 㔾, while in Japanese, the bottom is 己.

Han character

卷 (radical 26, 卩+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 火手尸山 (FQSU), four-corner 9071₂, composition ⿱龹㔾(GHT) or ⿱𠔉㔾(JKV))

References

KangXi: page 159, character 23

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2860

Dae Jaweon: page 365, character 5

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 315, character 3

Unihan data for U+5377

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (卷) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
腃	kʰruls, ɡron
卷	ɡron, kronʔ, krons, ɡonʔ
菤	*kronʔ
捲	kronʔ, krons, *ɡron
埢	*kronʔ
睠	*krons
弮	kʰron, krons
犈	krons, ɡron
棬	*kʰron
鬈	kʰron, ɡron
圈	kʰron, ɡronʔ, kʰon, ɡlonʔ, *ɡlons
蜷	*ɡron
踡	*ɡron
婘	*ɡron
蔨	ɡronʔ, ɡrunʔ
倦	*ɡrons
淃	*ɡrons
綣	kʰonʔ, kʰons
裷	kʰonʔ, qon

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ) : phonetic 𢍏 + semantic 卩.

Etymology 1

trad.		卷/捲
simp.		卷
variant forms		㢧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juǎn (juan³)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun², gyun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kién / kián
Min Dong (BUC): guōng
Min Nan (POJ): kńg / kúiⁿ / koán
Wu (Wiktionary): jyoe (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: juǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˇ
  - Wade–Giles: chüan³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: juǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˇㄦ
  - Wade–Giles: chüanrh³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeual
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥɑɻ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gyun², gyun³
  - Yale: gyún, gyun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn², gyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gün², gün³
  - IPA ^(key): /kyːn³⁵/, /kyːn³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³
  - IPA: /ki̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kián
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³
  - IPA: /ki̯an³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guōng
  - IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kńg
  - Tâi-lô: kńg
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngr
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kuínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koán
  - Tâi-lô: kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koarn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kuan⁵³/

Note:

kńg/kúiⁿ - vernacular;
koán - literary.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jyoe (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyø³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiuᴇn^X/▼

Rime
Character	卷
Reading #	3/4
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	仙 (80)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	居轉切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiuᴇn^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷᵚiɛn^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuæn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwian^X/
Li Rong	/kjuɛn^X/
Wang Li	/kĭwɛn^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯wɛn^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	juǎn

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[k](r)o[n]ʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*kronʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	卷
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	juǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ kjwen^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[k](r)o[n]ʔ/
English	roll (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	卷
Reading #	2/4
No.	7178
Phonetic component	卷
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	卷
Old Chinese	/*kronʔ/
Notes	本聲

Definitions

卷

Alternative form of 捲／卷 (juǎn, “to roll up; to roll”).
Alternative form of 捲／卷 (juǎn, “to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away”).
Alternative form of 捲／卷 (juǎn, “to embroil; to involve”).
Alternative form of 捲／卷 (juǎn, “roll; cylinder; tube; scroll”).
Classifier for rolled objects: rolls, reels

Compounds

Derived terms from 卷

卷土重來／卷土重来
卷地皮
卷尾猴
卷層雲／卷层云
卷幘
卷心菜
卷懷／卷怀
卷旗息鼓
卷柏
卷棚
卷甲
卷積雲／卷积云 (juǎnjīyún)

卷繖花序
卷耳 (juǎn'ěr)
卷舌
卷舒 (juǎnshū)
卷葉蛾／卷叶蛾
卷雲／卷云
卷鬚／卷须
席卷
席卷天下
微卷
手卷 (shǒujuàn)

水逝雲卷／水逝云卷
海帶卷／海带卷
漫卷
膠卷／胶卷 (jiāojuǎn)
舒卷
蛋卷 (dànjuǎn)
銀絲卷／银丝卷
電卷星飛／电卷星飞
電卷風馳／电卷风驰
韜戈卷甲／韬戈卷甲
風馳電卷／风驰电卷

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		卷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juàn (juan⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun², gyun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kién / kián
Min Dong (BUC): guóng
Min Nan (POJ): kǹg / koàn
Wu (Wiktionary): jyoe (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: juàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋ
  - Wade–Giles: chüan⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: juànr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋㄦ
  - Wade–Giles: chüanrh⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuall
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥɑɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gyun², gyun³
  - Yale: gyún, gyun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gyn², gyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gün², gün³
  - IPA ^(key): /kyːn³⁵/, /kyːn³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³
  - IPA: /ki̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kián
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian³
  - IPA: /ki̯an³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: guóng
  - IPA ^(key): /kuɔŋ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǹg / koàn
  - Tâi-lô: kǹg / kuàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngx, koaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁴¹/, /kuan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍¹¹/, /kuan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/

Note:

kǹg - vernacular;
koàn - literary.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: jyoe (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyø³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ɡʉɐn^X/, /kˠiuᴇn^H/▼

Rime
Character	卷	卷
Reading #	2/4	4/4
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	仙 (80)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	Chongniu III
Fanqie	求晚切	居倦切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡʉɐn^X/	/kˠiuᴇn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡʷiɐn^X/	/kʷᵚiɛn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiuɐn^X/	/kiuæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/guan^X/	/kwian^H/
Li Rong	/ɡiuɐn^X/	/kjuɛn^H/
Wang Li	/ɡĭwɐn^X/	/kĭwɛn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯wɐn^X/	/ki̯wɛn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	juàn	juàn

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡonʔ/, /*krons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	卷	卷
Reading #	4/4	3/4
No.	7206	7182
Phonetic component	卷	卷
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	3	3
Corresponding MC rime	𧯦	眷
Old Chinese	/*ɡonʔ/	/*krons/
Notes		同弮：書卷

Definitions

卷

reel of books
book; scroll
volume; chapter
(computing) volume
新加卷 ― xīnjiā juàn ― new volume
examination paper
Classifier for volume or chapter of books.

Compounds

Derived terms from 卷

交卷 (jiāojuàn)
交白卷 (jiāo báijuàn)
亹亹不卷
刷卷
卷子 (juànzi)
卷宗 (juànzōng)
卷帙
卷帙浩繁
卷紙／卷纸
卷軸／卷轴 (juànzhóu)
卷軸裝／卷轴装
問卷／问卷 (wènjuàn)
問卷調查／问卷调查
墨卷
壓卷／压卷
官卷
宣卷
審囚刷卷／审囚刷卷
寶卷／宝卷

展卷
手不釋卷／手不释卷
把卷
披卷
掩卷
書卷／书卷 (shūjuàn)
書卷氣／书卷气 (shūjuànqì)
案卷 (ànjuàn)
溫卷／温卷
畫卷／画卷 (huàjuàn)
白卷 (báijuàn)
硃卷
答案卷
篇卷
經卷／经卷
縑緗黃卷／缣缃黄卷
繳卷／缴卷
繳白卷／缴白卷
考卷 (kǎojuàn)

萬卷／万卷
落卷
行卷
評卷／评卷
試卷／试卷 (shìjuàn)
課卷／课卷
調卷／调卷
釋卷／释卷 (shìjuàn)
閉卷考／闭卷考
開卷／开卷 (kāijuàn)
開卷有得／开卷有得
開卷有益／开卷有益
開卷考／开卷考
閱卷／阅卷 (yuèjuàn)
青燈黃卷／青灯黄卷 (qīngdēnghuángjuàn)
魚籃寶卷／鱼篮宝卷
黃卷／黄卷
黃卷青燈／黄卷青灯

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		卷
variant forms		婘

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quán (quan²)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: quán
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Wade–Giles: ch'üan²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyuan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyun⁴
  - Yale: kyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kün⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰyːn²¹/

Middle Chinese: /ɡˠiuᴇn/▼

Rime
Character	卷
Reading #	1/4
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	仙 (80)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III
Fanqie	巨員切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiuᴇn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡʷᵚiɛn/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiuæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gwian/
Li Rong	/ɡjuɛn/
Wang Li	/ɡĭwɛn/
Bernard Karlgren	/gi̯wɛn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	quán

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ʷren/
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡron/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	卷
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	quán
Middle Chinese	‹ gjwen ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]ʷren/
English	handsome
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	卷
Reading #	1/4
No.	7166
Phonetic component	
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	權
Old Chinese	/*ɡron/

Definitions

卷

^† to bend (especially of knees); to curve; to flex; Original form of 蜷 (quán).
^† honest; sincere
Alternative form of 婘 (“fine; good”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 卷

卷卷
卷婁／卷娄

卷曲
卷阿

卷髮／卷发
連卷／连卷

Japanese

Shinjitai	巻
Kyūjitai	卷

Kanji

卷

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 巻)

volume
book
scrolls

Readings

Go-on: けん (ken)
Kan-on: けん (ken)
Kan’yō-on: かん (kan)
Kun: まき (maki, 卷); まく (maku, 卷く)

Korean

Hanja

卷 • (gwon) (hangeul 권, revised gwon, McCune–Reischauer kwŏn)

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Vietnamese

Han character

卷 (quyển, cuốn, quấn)

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