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juǎn
verb HSK 4 #1,792

Meanings

  1. 1 to roll up; to curl
  2. 2 roll; scroll
  3. 3 measure word for rolls

Examples

把袖子卷起来。
Bǎ xiùzi juǎn qǐlái.
Roll up your sleeves.
买一卷纸巾。
Mǎi yī juǎn zhǐjīn.
Buy a roll of paper towels.
风把树叶卷起来了。
Fēng bǎ shùyè juǎn qǐlái le.
The wind curled up the leaves.

Tips

grammar
Two pronunciations: juǎn (to roll, 3rd tone) and juàn (volume/exam paper, 4th tone). 试卷 (shìjuàn, exam paper), 卷子 (juànzi, test paper) use 4th tone.
culture
内卷 (nèijuǎn, 'involution') became huge internet slang around 2020, meaning toxic competition where everyone works harder but nobody benefits. The opposite trend is 躺平 (tǎng píng, 'lying flat').

Stroke Order

卷 juǎn