捲 (gyun2 | juan3 juan4 quan1 quan2/3) : roll, roll up; curl, curly

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捲

gyun2

juan3 juan4 quan1 quan2/3

[1] [v] curl; curly (hair, etc.) [2] [v] roll up [n] roll [3] [v] sweep off

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

捲 / 卷

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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春捲 ceon1 gyun2 chun1 juan3 = spring roll

鮮竹捲 sin1 zuk1 gyun2 xian1 zhu2 juan3 = tofu skin rolls

龍捲風 lung4 gyun2 fung1 long2 juan3 feng1 = tornado

煙捲兒 jin1 gyun2 ji4 yan1 juan3 er5 = cigarette 國

膠捲 gaau1 gyun2 = film

捲鋪蓋 gyun2 pou1 goi3 = to pack up and quit, resign; to get the sack ([粤]: 執包袱)

蛋捲 daan6 gyun2 = egg rolls

捲曲 gyun2 kuk1 juan3 qu1 = curl up

捲入 gyun2 jap6 juan3 ru4 = to be drawn into; to be involved in

捲毛狗 gyun2 mou4 gau2 = poodle
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 捲
Unicode code for this character: U+6372 (off-site link)

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