"juan" meaning in English

See juan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: juans [plural]
enPR: jüăn Etymology: From Mandarin 卷. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|卷}} Mandarin 卷 Head templates: {{en-noun}} juan (plural juans)
  1. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily) corresponding to a single chapter or fascicle.
    Sense id: en-juan-en-noun-SUVxkigW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Hanyu Pinyin Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 26 40 23 3 3 3

Inflected forms

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