券 is also the simplified spelling of 劵.
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券
Mandarin · pinyin quàn
Meanings
- bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
- contract
- deed (i.e. title deeds)
- ticket
- voucher
- certificate
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- 券
- quàn · certificate, ticket; title deeds
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Mandarin tones
4 · quan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gyun3 · hyun3
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (historical) title deed; deed of trust; bond; contract
- ticket; pass; coupon; voucher; certificate
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, figurative) guarantee; surety; certainty
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to agree; to tally with
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to copy; to trace
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore; to drill
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- (architecture) arch (on bridges, doors, windows)
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倦 (juàn, “tired; weary”)
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