juan

See also: Juan, juàn, juān, jüan, and juǎn

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 卷.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jüăn

Noun

juan (plural juans)

1. A scroll of a traditional Chinese book, often (but not necessarily) corresponding to a single chapter or fascicle.

Classical Nahuatl

Proper noun

juan

1. alternative spelling of Juan

Finnish

Etymology

From Mandarin 元 (yuán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuɑn/, [ˈjuɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -uɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ju‧an
• Hyphenation^(key): ju‧an

Noun

juan

1. yuan (Chinese currency)

Declension

Inflection of juan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		juan	juanit
genitive		juanin	juanien
partitive		juania	juaneja
illative		juaniin	juaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		juan	juanit
accusative	nom.	juan	juanit
	gen.	juanin
genitive		juanin	juanien
partitive		juania	juaneja
inessive		juanissa	juaneissa
elative		juanista	juaneista
illative		juaniin	juaneihin
adessive		juanilla	juaneilla
ablative		juanilta	juaneilta
allative		juanille	juaneille
essive		juanina	juaneina
translative		juaniksi	juaneiksi
abessive		juanitta	juaneitta
instructive		—	juanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of juan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative juanini juanini accusative nom. juanini juanini gen. juanini genitive juanini juanieni partitive juaniani juanejani inessive juanissani juaneissani elative juanistani juaneistani illative juaniini juaneihini adessive juanillani juaneillani ablative juaniltani juaneiltani allative juanilleni juaneilleni essive juaninani juaneinani translative juanikseni juaneikseni abessive juanittani juaneittani instructive — — comitative — juaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative juanisi juanisi accusative nom. juanisi juanisi gen. juanisi genitive juanisi juaniesi partitive juaniasi juanejasi inessive juanissasi juaneissasi elative juanistasi juaneistasi illative juaniisi juaneihisi adessive juanillasi juaneillasi ablative juaniltasi juaneiltasi allative juanillesi juaneillesi essive juaninasi juaneinasi translative juaniksesi juaneiksesi abessive juanittasi juaneittasi instructive — — comitative — juaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative juanimme juanimme accusative nom. juanimme juanimme gen. juanimme genitive juanimme juaniemme partitive juaniamme juanejamme inessive juanissamme juaneissamme elative juanistamme juaneistamme illative juaniimme juaneihimme adessive juanillamme juaneillamme ablative juaniltamme juaneiltamme allative juanillemme juaneillemme essive juaninamme juaneinamme translative juaniksemme juaneiksemme abessive juanittamme juaneittamme instructive — — comitative — juaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative juaninne juaninne accusative nom. juaninne juaninne gen. juaninne genitive juaninne juanienne partitive juanianne juanejanne inessive juanissanne juaneissanne elative juanistanne juaneistanne illative juaniinne juaneihinne adessive juanillanne juaneillanne ablative juaniltanne juaneiltanne allative juanillenne juaneillenne essive juaninanne juaneinanne translative juaniksenne juaneiksenne abessive juanittanne juaneittanne instructive — — comitative — juaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative juaninsa juaninsa accusative nom. juaninsa juaninsa gen. juaninsa genitive juaninsa juaniensa partitive juaniaan juaniansa juanejaan juanejansa inessive juanissaan juanissansa juaneissaan juaneissansa elative juanistaan juanistansa juaneistaan juaneistansa illative juaniinsa juaneihinsa adessive juanillaan juanillansa juaneillaan juaneillansa ablative juaniltaan juaniltansa juaneiltaan juaneiltansa allative juanilleen juanillensa juaneilleen juaneillensa essive juaninaan juaninansa juaneinaan juaneinansa translative juanikseen juaniksensa juaneikseen juaneiksensa abessive juanittaan juanittansa juaneittaan juaneittansa instructive — — comitative — juaneineen juaneinensa

Further reading

• “juan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

Mandarin

Romanization

juan

1. nonstandard spelling of juān
2. nonstandard spelling of juǎn
3. nonstandard spelling of juàn

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.