卷
juǎn
to roll up
to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc
curling hands (龹) + crouching figure (㔾) = roll up and gather
龹 depicts hands gathering or curling inward, while 㔾 represents a kneeling figure — together they evoke someone crouching low and pulling things into a tight bundle. The core idea is gathering and coiling into a compact roll.
她把地图卷起来放进了包里。
tā bǎ dì tú juǎn qǐ lái fàng jìn le bāo lǐ。
She rolled up the map and put it into her bag.
强风把地上的树叶全都卷走了。
qiáng fēng bǎ dì shàng de shù yè quán dōu juǎn zǒu le。
The strong wind swept all the fallen leaves off the ground.
Words with 卷
卷宗
juàn zōng
file
交卷
jiāo juàn
to hand in one's examination script
卷子
juàn zi
test paper; examination paper
经卷
jīng juàn
volumes of classics
花卷
huā juǎn
Chinese steamed twisted bread roll
卷发
juǎn fà
curly hair
释卷
shì juàn
to stop reading
银丝卷
yín sī juǎn
yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
铺盖卷儿
pū gài juǎn r
bedroll
闭卷考试
bì juàn kǎo shì
closed-book examination
开卷
kāi juàn
to open a book
开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education