(juān): to relinquish, to abandon, to contribute, to donate, (bound form) tax, levy

(juān) is a Chinese character meaning “to relinquish.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2181 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, hand. Its radical form (hand) appears in many related characters such as (shǒu, hand), (, hit, make), (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to relinquish
  2. to abandon
  3. to contribute
  4. to donate
  5. (bound form) tax
  6. levy

Etymology & Origin

pictophonetichand

Decomposition: ⿰扌肙 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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2
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10

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verbjuān zèngto contribute (as a gift)6
verb/nounjuān kuǎnto donate money6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
juān xiànto donate
mù juānto solicit contributions
juān zhùto donate
juān zīto contribute funds
juān qūto sacrifice one's life
juān shuìtax
juān qìto relinquish
kē juān zá shuìexorbitant taxation (idiom)
xì dà bù juānnot to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
qì guān juān xiàn zhěorgan donor
juān xuè zhěblood donor
juān kuǎn zhědonor
juān yì biǎotax benefits table
juān shēngto sacrifice one's life
juān gěito donate
37
Total compounds
65
As first character
24
As last character
11
As middle character

appears in 37 compound words: 65 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

zèng
0.70830,840 co-occurrences
kuǎn
0.63552,913 co-occurrences
0.57910,362 co-occurrences
kāng
0.5051,266 co-occurrences
0.4991,032 co-occurrences
kǎi
0.4861,638 co-occurrences
zhù
0.47221,492 co-occurrences
0.4661,086 co-occurrences
gěi
0.46311,232 co-occurrences
0.4133,300 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

kāng kǎi juān shēngHSK 7+

sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause

phrase
kējuānzáshuìHSK 7+

exorbitant taxes

phrase
xìdàbùjuānHSK 5+

to abandon nothing, big or small; to take in everything

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

照镜子,整理一下自己的仪容。

juān zhào jìng zǐ , zhěng lǐ yī xià zì jǐ de yí róng .

Don't just stare at the mirror; take a moment to tidy up your appearance.

UdnnewsindexMar 2026

...家扶爱心灯笼义卖“神秘客”再现踪 疑低调款6万元

. . . jiā fú ài xīn dēng lóng yì mài shén mì kè zài xiàn zōng yí dī diào juān kuǎn 6 wàn yuán

... The "mystery guest" of the charity sale of the family support love lantern reappeared and was suspected of making a low-key donation of 60,000 yuan

工商時報Mar 2026

心潮丽天协会赠20万物资 助忠义育幼院弱势孩童

xīn cháo lí tiān xié huì juān zèng 2 0 wàn wù zī zhù zhōng yì yù yòu yuàn ruò shì hái tóng

Xinchao Litian Association donated 200,000 materials to help disadvantaged children in Zhongyi Nursery School

中時新聞網Feb 2026

校友叶仲亮、叶玉霞之女叶景睿千万 东海再添第六间AI PC教室

jiào yǒu xié zhòng liàng , xié yù xiá zhī nǚ xié jǐng 睿 juān qiān wàn dōng hǎi zài tiān dì liù jiān A I P C jiào shì

Alumni Ye Zhongliang and Ye Yuxia's daughter Ye Jingrui donated 10 million to add a sixth AI PC classroom to Donghai

EttodayFeb 2026

冷甩女富商!陈子强遭控假公益“画作款呒影” 经纪人斥抹黑

lěng shuǎi nǚ fù shāng ! chén zǐ qiáng zāo kòng jiǎ gōng yì huà zuò juān kuǎn 呒 yǐng jīng jì rén chì mā hēi

Cold dumping of a wealthy female businessman! Chen Ziqiang was accused of fake public welfare "painting donations" and his agent reprimanded and smeared

EttodayFeb 2026

...园清洁队马年开工收运 婉拒红包逾21万转公益

. . . yuán qīng jié duì mǎ nián kāi gōng shōu yùn wǎn jù hóng bāo yú 2 1 wàn zhuǎn juān gōng yì

... The garden cleaning team started work and transportation in the Year of the Horse, and declined more than 210,000 red envelopes to be donated to public welfare

Tatoeba

我们请女孩带着募箱来到舞台。

Wǒmen qǐng nǚhái dài zhe mùjuān xiāng láidào wǔtái.

Would the girls please bring the donation boxes up to the stage?

Tatoeba

汤姆献了很多钱给这间医院。

Tāngmǔ juānxiàn le hěn duō qián gěi zhè jiān yīyuàn.

Tom has contributed a lot of money to this hospital.

Tatoeba

他匿名向红十字了大笔钱。

Tā nìmíng xiàng Hóngshízì juān le dà bǐ qián.

He anonymously donated a large sum of money to the Red Cross.

Tatoeba

他将一大堆东西赠给博物馆。

Tā jiāng yí dà duī dōngxi juānzèng gěi bówùguǎn.

He donated a large pile of items to the museum.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced juān

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 捐 (juān) mean in Chinese?
捐 (juān) primarily means "to relinquish." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2181 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 捐 have?
捐 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 捐?
The radical associated with 捐 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 捐?
捐 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 肙 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌肙 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 捐?
Common words with 捐 include: 捐赠 (juān zèng, "to contribute (as a gift)"); 捐献 (juān xiàn, "to donate"); 捐款 (juān kuǎn, "to donate money"); 募捐 (mù juān, "to solicit contributions"); 捐助 (juān zhù, "to donate"). There are over 37 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 捐 (juān)?
Several characters share the pronunciation juān: 卷 (to roll up), 倦 (tired), 圈 (to confine). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 捐 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 捐 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.