Chinese

滾

gǔn
to roll; to turn; to rotate
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6
  • radical 水
  • 14 strokes

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kluːnʔ): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 袞 (OC *kluːnʔ)

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Lineage

  • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
  • soundChinese袞 “ceremonial robe worn by the emperor”
    • meaningChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • soundChinese公 “public; communal”

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