Meaning of 滚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to boil
- to roll
- to take a hike
- Get lost!
How to use 滚
滚 (gǔn) means to roll, as in a ball rolling, and also describes water at a rolling boil. On its own as a command it is a rude way to say get lost, so use it carefully. Example: 球滚到桌子下面了。(Qiú gǔn dào zhuōzi xiàmiàn le.) The ball rolled under the table.
滚 has the water radical 氵 on the left, so picture water that rolls and churns as it boils. When water rolls like that, everything in the pot tumbles around, which links the meanings to boil and to roll.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 滚 to friends as a casual go away without realizing how harsh it sounds; 滚 or 滚开 (gǔnkāi) said to someone is a real insult. Also keep the third tone gǔn, not gùn as in 棍 (gùn, stick), which looks similar on the right side.
滚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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滚 gǔn · to boil · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 滚.
| 摇滚 | yáogǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 滚动 | gǔndòng | to roll; (to do sth) in a loop |
| 连滚带爬 | liángǔn-dàipá | (idiom) stumbling and crawling; scrambling; frantically trying to escape |
| 滚开 | gǔnkāi | (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! |
| 滚蛋 | gǔndàn | (slang) get out of here!; beat it! |
| 摇滚乐 | yáogǔnyuè | rock music; rock 'n roll |
| 屁滚尿流 | pìgǔnniàoliú | to piss one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless |
| 翻滚 | fāngǔn | to roll; to boil |
| 打滚 | dǎgǔn | to roll about |
| 滚烫 | gǔntàng | boiling hot |
| 滚滚 | Gǔngǔn | to surge on; to roll on |
Questions about 滚
What does 滚 mean?
滚 (gǔn) means "to boil; to roll" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 滚?
滚 is made of 1 character: 滚 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 滚 an HSK word?
Yes. 滚 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 滚 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 滚 is written 滾.
How do you say rock music in Chinese?
Use 摇滚 (yáogǔn) or 摇滚乐 (yáogǔnyuè). The words literally combine shake and roll, matching rock 'n' roll.
What does 滚动 mean on a screen or website?
滚动 (gǔndòng) means to roll or scroll, and it also describes something running in a loop, like news that keeps cycling across a screen. It is neutral and has none of the rudeness of 滚 used as a command.