券 meaning in English
bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract
Meaning of 券
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
- contract
- deed (i.e. title deeds)
- ticket
- voucher
- certificate
- variant of 券[quan4]
How to use 券
券 rarely stands alone. It usually appears at the end of compounds for tickets, vouchers and financial papers, such as 入场券 (rùchǎngquàn), 债券 (zhàiquàn) and 证券 (zhèngquàn). Example: 我有一张优惠券。(Wǒ yǒu yì zhāng yōuhuìquàn.) I have a coupon.
The bottom of 券 (quàn) is 刀 (dāo), a knife. Picture an old contract cut in two with a knife, with each party keeping one half as proof, which is exactly the bond sense in the dictionary.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 券 (quàn) with 卷 (juǎn, to roll; volume), which has the same top but 㔾 at the bottom instead of 刀. Many people, even native speakers, also misread 券 as juàn, but the standard reading is quàn.
券 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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券 quàn · bond · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 券.
Questions about 券
What does 券 mean?
券 (quàn) means "bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 券?
券 is made of 1 character: 券 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 券 an HSK word?
Yes. 券 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 券 and 票 (piào)?
票 is the everyday word for tickets like train or movie tickets. 券 sounds more formal and is used mainly in fixed compounds for vouchers, coupons, certificates and securities, like 优惠券 or 证券.
Which measure word goes with 券?
Use 张 (zhāng) for paper items like coupons and tickets, as in 一张入场券 (yì zhāng rùchǎngquàn), one admission ticket.