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手卷

shǒu juàn

2-character word

What 手卷 means

1. hand scroll

Other readings

手卷 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shǒu juǎntemaki (a nori cone filled with sushi)
• shǒu juǎnvariant of {手卷|shǒu juǎn}

The characters in 手卷

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 卷juànscroll; book; volume

Sounds the same

Read shǒu juàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 手绢handkerchief

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shǒu juàn correctly.
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