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释卷

shì juàn

2-character word Traditional 釋卷

What 释卷 means

1. to stop reading

The characters in 释卷

• 释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 卷juànscroll; book; volume

Words containing 释卷

• 手不释卷shǒu bù shì juànlit. always with a book in hand (idiom); fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and…

Sounds the same

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

• 试卷examination paper; test paper