How to Write 滚 (gǔn) — Meaning “to roll; to boil; to get lost”

Picture a river (氵) flowing rapidly, causing a big round rock to roll over an imperial robe (衮). The robe gets wet and dirty, so you shout "滚!" meaning "get lost!" to the rock. This connects the water, the rolling motion, and the rude command all in one image.

Write the left radical 氵 as three quick dots first, then the right part 衮: top is 亠 (two strokes), below is 口 (three strokes), then ㇁ (a curved stroke like a hook), and finally 衣's bottom (four strokes). A common mistake is making the bottom right too narrow or forgetting the dot inside 口 — keep the right half balanced and not taller than the left.

滚 (gǔn) means "to roll, boil, or get lost" and is HSK 5 with common usage. 涪 (fú) is a river name in China and rarely used alone. 涫 (guān) means "to boil" but is very rare. Visually, 滚 uses 衮, 涪 uses 咅, and 涫 uses 官 — so the right side is the key difference.

滚 is common in daily life: 翻滚 for tumbling, 滚烫 for scalding hot liquids, and 滚蛋 as a rude way to tell someone to leave (like "beat it"). The command 滚! alone is very impolite, so learners should avoid using it in polite conversation. In cooking, 滚水 means "boiling water" and is neutral.

Common words containing 滚 include: 翻滚 (fān gǔn) — to roll / to tumble; 滚烫 (gǔn tàng) — boiling hot; scalding; 滚蛋 (gǔn dàn) — get lost / beat it.