How to Write 券 (quàn) — Meaning “Coupon / Voucher / Ticket.”

Imagine a "coupon" that you need to cut out with a knife: the top part looks like a folded paper, and the bottom 刀 is the knife. The pronunciation "quàn" also sounds like the English word "coin," reminding you that coupons save money.

The top part 龹 has six strokes: dot, left-falling, horizontal, horizontal, left-falling, and right-falling. Then write 刀 with horizontal hook and left-falling. A common mistake is making the top part too wide — keep the 刀 narrow and centered below the 龹.

券 (coupon) has a top part 龹 that looks like a folded document, while 㓞 (rare, meaning to carve) has a top part that looks like 丯 (three strokes). 初 (beginning) has a left side 衤 (clothing) instead of 龹, so it looks like clothing plus a knife.

券 is common in words like 优惠券 (coupon) and 电影券 (movie voucher). In Chinese e-commerce, people love using 优惠券 to get discounts, especially during shopping festivals like Double 11. Note that 券 is more formal than 票 for tickets — for example, 奖券 is a lottery ticket, but 电影票 is more common for movie tickets.

Common words containing 券 include: 优惠券 (yōu huì quàn) — Coupon.; 电影券 (diàn yǐng quàn) — movie voucher; ticket; 奖券 (jiǎng quàn) — lottery ticket; raffle ticket.