手卷

shǒujuǎn

noun

Measure Word

一个手卷 gè

Meanings

1 temaki (Japanese hand-rolled sushi cone)
2 hand scroll (traditional Chinese painting / calligraphy format, also read shǒujuàn)

Characters

Examples

我点了一个三文鱼手卷。

Wǒ diǎn le yí ge sānwényú shǒujuǎn.

I ordered a salmon temaki.

故宫收藏了许多名家的手卷。

Gùgōng shōucáng le xǔduō míngjiā de shǒujuàn.

The Palace Museum holds many hand scrolls by famous masters.

Tips

usage

Two readings, two meanings. shǒujuǎn 'rolled by hand' = temaki sushi cone. shǒujuàn 'hand scroll' = horizontal painting/calligraphy scroll meant to be unrolled section by section. Context (sushi menu vs. museum) makes it obvious.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

卷 juǎn