滾
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gǔn · to boil, to roll, to turn

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 滾

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Example sentences

Notice where 滾 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài yì zhī mí huàn yáo gǔn lè tuán lǐ dàn jí tā.我在一支迷幻搖滾樂團裡彈吉他。

I play guitar in a psychedelic rock band.

Source: Tatoeba #13573940 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fàng diǎn yán dào gǔn shuǐ lǐ.放點鹽到滾水裡。

Put some salt into the boiling water.

Source: Tatoeba #797047 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǔn shí bù shēng tái.滾石不生苔。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Source: Tatoeba #5617157 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bào bó shī qù le duì yáo gǔn yīn lè de xīng qù.鮑伯失去了對搖滾音樂的興趣。

Bob lost interest in rock music.

Source: Tatoeba #842303 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ ài yáo gǔn.我愛搖滾。

I love rock music.

Source: Tatoeba #1531860 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ qǐ chū bù zěn mó xǐ huān yáo gǔn yīn lè, bú guò xiàn zài xǐ huān shàng le.我起初不怎麼喜歡搖滾音樂,不過現在喜歡上了。

At first I did not like rock music, but now I do.

Source: Tatoeba #722493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 滾 in context

  1. Say gǔn, then recall the core meaning: to boil, to roll, to turn.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 滾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.