juàn
zhóu

technical
formal

Meaning of 卷轴

卷轴 means scroll; rolled-up painting or calligraphy mounted with an axis. Pronounced juàn zhóu.

  • scroll; rolled-up painting or calligraphy mounted with an axis

Definitions & Examples

guǎn
zhēn
cáng
zhe
duō
dài
de
shū
huà
juàn
zhóu
 

The museum houses many ancient scrolls of calligraphy and painting.

huǎn
huǎn
zhǎn
kāi
zhēn
guì
de
chóu
juàn
zhóu
 

He slowly unrolled a precious silk scroll.

Zhè
zhǒng
juàn
zhóu
de
zhuāng
biǎo
gōng
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhàn
 

The mounting technique for this type of scroll is extremely exquisite.

Zài
pāi
mài
huì
shàng
 
Míng
dài
shān
shuǐ
juàn
zhóu
pāi
chū
le
gāo
jià
 

At the auction, that Ming Dynasty landscape scroll sold for a high price.