券 meaning and stroke order
Bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds)
How to write 券, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 券
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
- contract
- deed (i.e. title deeds)
- ticket
- voucher
- certificate
How 券 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Knife.
刀 gives the meaning and 龹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 刀 (knife), shared by 10 characters on this site.
How to remember 券
券 has 刀 (dāo, knife) at the bottom and the sound part 龹 on top. Picture a knife cutting a contract in two, so each party keeps one half as proof.
券 rarely stands alone and usually appears at the end of compound words for tickets, vouchers and financial papers, such as 优惠券 (yōuhuìquàn, coupon) and 证券 (zhèngquàn, securities). Example: 我有一张优惠券。 (Wǒ yǒu yì zhāng yōuhuìquàn.) I have a coupon.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 券 with 卷 (juǎn, to roll), which has 㔾 at the bottom instead of 刀. Many native speakers also misread 券 as juàn, but the standard reading is quàn.
Common words with 券
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
券 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 券
How many strokes are in 券?
券 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 券 mean?
券 (quàn) means bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds). A common word with it is 入场券 (rùchǎngquàn), meaning "admission ticket; (fig.) qualification to enter a higher-level competition or field".
How do you pronounce 券?
券 is pronounced quàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 券?
The radical of 券 is 刀, which carries the idea of "knife". Dictionaries list 券 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 券?
The traditional form of 券 is 劵. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 券 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 券 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 券 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 券 and 票 (piào) for tickets?
票 is the everyday word for tickets like train or movie tickets, as in 车票 (chēpiào). 券 sounds more formal and is used for vouchers, coupons, and admission passes, as in 入场券 (rùchǎngquàn).
What measure word goes with 券?
Use 张 (zhāng) for paper items like coupons and tickets, for example 一张入场券. In finance, amounts of 债券 (zhàiquàn) are usually described with units of money rather than a measure word.