券

See also: 劵

券 U+5238, 券 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5238 ← 刷 [U+5237] CJK Unified Ideographs 刹 → [U+5239]

Translingual

Han character

券 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 火手尸竹 (FQSH), four-corner 9022₇, composition ⿱龹刀(GHTJ) or ⿱𠔉刀(KV))

Derived characters

• 𫪤, 㓬

Related characters

• 拳 卷/巻 弮 眷 觠

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 139, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1966
• Dae Jaweon: page 316, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 332, character 11
• Unihan data for U+5238

Chinese

simp. and trad.		券
alternative forms		劵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (龹) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
潫	*qroːn, *qon, *qron
豢	*ɡroːns
勬	*kron, *krons
韏	*kronʔ, *ɡrons, *kʰons
眷	*krons
桊	*krons
絭	*krons, *kʰrons, *kons, *kʰons, *koɡ
觠	*krons, *ɡron
飬	*krons
弮	*kʰron, *krons
拳	*ɡron
卷	*ɡron, *kronʔ, *krons, *ɡonʔ
齤	*ɡron
券	*kʰons

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰons) : phonetic 𠔉 () + semantic 刀 (“knife”) – contract. Ancient contracts were cut in half.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): quàn, juàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢˋ, ㄐㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun³ / gyun³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khién / khián
• Eastern Min (BUC): guóng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): goeng⁴ / gyeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kǹg / koàn
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chioe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan⁴
    • Yale: chywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuann
    • Palladius: цюань (cjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (券兒／券儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuànr
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: chywànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuall
    • Palladius: цюаньр (cjuanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chüan⁴
    • Yale: jywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuann
    • Palladius: цзюань (czjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (券兒／券儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuànr
    • Wade–Giles: chüan⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: jywànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuall
    • Palladius: цзюаньр (czjuanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

Note: juàn(r) - colloquial pronunciation.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hyun³ / gyun³
    • Yale: hyun / gyun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hyn³ / gyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hün³ / gün³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːn³³/, /kyːn³³/

Note: hyun3 - prescribed.

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khién
    • Hakka Romanization System: kien^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khián
    • Hakka Romanization System: kian^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯an³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: guóng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuɔŋ²¹³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: goeng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœŋ⁴²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gyeng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyøŋ⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kǹg / koàn
    • Tâi-lô: kǹg / kuàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngx, koaxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁴¹/, /kuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍¹¹/, /kuan¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍²¹/, /kuan²¹/

Note:

• kǹg - vernacular;
• koàn - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵chioe
    • MiniDict: chioe^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰyø³⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: khjwonH

Rime
Character	券
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	去願切
Baxter	khjwonH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʉɐnH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷiɐnH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰiuɐnH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰuanH/
Li Rong	/kʰiuɐnH/
Wang Li	/kʰĭwɐnH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰi̯wɐnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	quàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hyun3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰons/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	券
Reading #	1/1
No.	7173
Phonetic component	
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	劵
Old Chinese	/*kʰons/

Definitions

券

1. (historical) title deed; deed of trust; bond; contract
2. ticket; pass; coupon; voucher; certificate

   入場券／入场券  ―  rùchǎngquàn  ―  admission ticket

3. ^† (figurative) guarantee; surety; certainty
4. ^† to agree; to tally with
5. ^† to copy; to trace
6. ^† to bore; to drill

Compounds

• 丹書鐵券／丹书铁券 (dānshūtiěquàn)
• 借券 (jièquàn)
• 債券／债券 (zhàiquàn)
• 優待券／优待券
• 優惠券／优惠券 (yōuhuìquàn)
• 儲蓄券／储蓄券
• 兌換券／兑换券 (duìhuànquàn)
• 入場券／入场券
• 公債券／公债券 (gōngzhàiquàn)
• 公司債券／公司债券
• 券兒／券儿 (quànr)
• 券商 (quànshāng)
• 券帖
• 券書／券书 (quànshū)
• 券破
• 勝券在握／胜券在握
• 可操左券
• 合券
• 國庫券／国库券 (guókùquàn)
• 圖書禮券／图书礼券
• 墓券
• 契券 (qìquàn)
• 如持左券
• 宅券 (zháiquàn)
• 左券 (zuǒquàn)
• 左券在握
• 幸運券／幸运券
• 庫券／库券
• 彩券 (cǎiquàn)
• 愛國獎券／爱国奖券
• 愛心券／爱心券
• 愛心彩券／爱心彩券
• 憑券／凭券
• 折券
• 招待券
• 持左券
• 操券
• 操左券
• 文券
• 有價證券／有价证券 (yǒujià zhèngquàn)
• 楮券
• 獎券／奖券 (jiǎngquàn)
• 票券
• 禮券／礼券 (lǐquàn)
• 穩操勝券／稳操胜券 (wěncāoshèngquàn)
• 穩操左券／稳操左券
• 立券交易
• 繻券／𦈡券
• 融券
• 試印券／试印券
• 證券／证券 (zhèngquàn)
• 證券市場／证券市场
• 還券／还券
• 金圓券／金圆券 (jīnyuánquàn)
• 金書鐵券／金书铁券
• 銀行券／银行券
• 鐵券／铁券
• 關金券／关金券
• 飛券／飞券
• 馮諼燒券／冯谖烧券
• 驛券／驿券
• 點券／点券

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuàn, quàn (xuan⁴, quan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˋ, ㄑㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hyun³
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): koeng⁴ / kyeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan⁴
    • Yale: sywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuann
    • Palladius: сюань (sjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: quàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻüan⁴
    • Yale: chywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuann
    • Palladius: цюань (cjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hyun³
    • Yale: hyun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hyn³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hün³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyːn³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: koeng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰœŋ⁴²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: kyeng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyøŋ⁴²/

Definitions

券

1. (architecture) arch (on bridges, doors, windows)

Synonyms

• 拱券 (gǒngxuàn)

Compounds

• 券門／券门 (xuànmén)
• 拱券

 

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juàn (juan⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gyun⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koān / koàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chüan⁴
    • Yale: jywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuann
    • Palladius: цзюань (czjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gyun⁶
    • Yale: gyuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gyn⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gün⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kyːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koān
    • Tâi-lô: kuān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koan
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kuan³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koàn
    • Tâi-lô: kuàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koaxn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kuan²¹/

Definitions

券

1. ^† Alternative form of 倦 (juàn, “tired; weary”)

Further reading

• “券”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “券”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 270.

Japanese

Shinjitai	券
Kyūjitai	券󠄁 券+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	券󠄃 券+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

券

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. ticket

Readings

• Go-on: こん (kon)
• Kan-on: けん (ken, Jōyō)^{←くゑん (kwen, historical)}

Etymology

Kanji in this term
券
けん Grade: 6
on'yomi

/kwen/ → /ken/

From Middle Chinese 券 (MC khjwonH, “ticket”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けん [kéꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

券(けん) • (ken) ^{←くゑん (kwen)?}

1. ticket, certificate
2. bond, coupon

Suffix

券(けん) • (-ken) ^{←くゑん (-kwen)?}

1. ticket, certificate

Korean

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [권]

Hanja

Wikisource

券 (eumhun 엄쪽 권 (eomjjok gwon))

1. hanja form^? of 권 (“certificate, ticket”)
2. hanja form^? of 권 (“title deeds”)

Compounds

• 旅券 (여권, yeogweon)

Vietnamese

Han character

券: Hán Nôm readings: khoán

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