券 (quàn): bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half), contract, deed (i.e. title deeds)
券 (quàn) is a Chinese character meaning “bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half).” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 龹 (phonetic) and 刀 (semantic). It ranks #1472 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 券 knife. Its radical form 刂 (knife) appears in many related characters such as 分 (fēn, to divide), 别 (bié, to leave), 到 (dào, to reach).
Definitions
- bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
- contract
- deed (i.e. title deeds)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 证券noun | zhèng quàn | negotiable security (financial) |
| 债券noun | zhài quàn | bond |
| 优惠券noun | yōu huì quàn | coupon |
| 入场券noun | rù chǎng quàn | admission ticket |
| 稳操胜券phrase | wěn cāo shèng quàn | grasp it and victory is assured |
| 奖券noun | jiǎng quàn | raffle or lottery ticket |
| 优待券 | yōu dài quàn | discount coupon |
| 有价证券noun | yǒu jià zhèng quàn | (finance) negotiable securities |
| 购物券 | gòu wù quàn | coupon |
| 国库券noun | guó kù quàn | treasury bond |
| 美国证券交易委员会 | měi guó zhèng quàn jiāo yì wěi yuán huì | US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
| 上海证券交易所 | shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) |
| 中国证券报 | zhōng guó zhèng quàn bào | China Securities Journal |
| 中国证券监督管理委员会 | zhōng guó zhèng quàn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì | China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) |
| 上海证券交易所综合股价指数 | shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ zōng hé gǔ jià zhǐ shù | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index |
券 appears in 54 compound words: 2 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 43 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 券 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了券字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le quàn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "券" in the dictionary.
国金证券:国内制药供应链景气度上行持续 建议把握...
guó jīn zhèng quàn : guó nèi zhì yào gōng yīng liàn jǐng qì dù shàng háng chí xù jiàn yì bǎ wò . . .
Guojin Securities: The prosperity of the domestic pharmaceutical supply chain continues to rise, and it is recommended to grasp...
兴业证券:美关税判决是行政权受限带来的长期叙事变...
xīng yè zhèng quàn : měi guān shuì pàn jué shì háng zhèng quán shòu xiàn dài lái de cháng qī xù shì biàn . . .
Industrial Securities: The US tariff judgment is a long-term narrative change brought about by the restriction of administrative power...
预见金马|财通证券资管马晓立:厚植金融为民底色,以..
yù jiàn jīn mǎ cái tōng zhèng quàn zī guǎn mǎ xiǎo lì : hòu zhí jīn róng wéi mín de sè , yǐ . .
Foresight Golden Horse|Caitong Securities Asset Management Ma Xiaoli: Cultivate finance as the background of the people, to:
可以给我优惠券吗？
Kěyǐ gěi wǒ yōuhuìquàn ma?
May I have coupon tickets?
能给我们一张代金券吗？
Néng gěi wǒmen yī zhāng dài jīn quàn ma?
Can we get a voucher?
这家公司在巴黎证券交易所上市了。
Zhè jiā gōngsī zài Bālí zhèngquànjiāoyìsuǒ shàngshì le.
The company is listed on the Paris stock exchange.
如果我中了彩券，就一辈子衣食无忧了。
Rúguǒ wǒ zhōng le cǎi quàn, jiù yībèizi yīshíwúyōu le.
If I win the lottery, I'll be able to live high on the hog.
在哪能买到入场券？
Zài nǎ néng mǎi dào rùchǎngquàn?
Where can you buy a ticket to get in?
我如何使用餐券？
Wǒ rúhé shǐyòng cān quàn?
How do I use meal tickets?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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