卷

• 拼音: juǎn
• 汉字拆解: 卷 = 龹 (coiled/curled form) + 卩 (a kneeling figure indicating something bent or folded) — the image of a coiled scroll

含义

To roll up; to curl; a roll or scroll. Used as a verb for rolling or curling, and as a noun for a rolled-up object such as a scroll, volume, or exam paper.

As a verb (juǎn), 卷 describes rolling objects into a cylindrical shape, or being swept up by a force (e.g. 卷走 swept away). As a noun (juàn), it refers to exam papers (试卷), volumes of books (第一卷), or scrolls. Also used colloquially to mean intense competition or overworking (内卷, involution).

例句

1. 她把海报卷起来，放进了筒里。
2. 洪水把很多东西都卷走了。
3. 这套书共有三卷，我已经看完第一卷了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, physical actions, academic

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 把这张地图卷起来带走吧。(Roll up this map and take it with you.)
• 试卷发下来了，大家开始做。(The exam papers have been handed out — everyone start.)

错误说法

• 我卷了我的头发用梳子 (Don't use 卷 with instrumental phrases this way — say 我用卷发棒卷了头发 to say you curled your hair with a curling iron)

起源与历史

Originally depicted a scroll or roll of cloth, with the character showing a curved, rolled form. The verb meaning of rolling derives from this image of a coiled scroll.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal