滚翻 (gǔn fān) — (noun, sports) a roll; an acrobatic tumbling movement (e.g., forward roll, backward roll); (verb, sports) to roll (in gymnastics, dives, etc.)

Definition

A gymnastics/sports term for a roll — the acrobatic move where the body tucks and turns head-over-heels (e.g., forward roll, backward roll). Used as both the noun ('a roll') and the verb ('to roll') in tumbling and diving.

(noun, sports) a rollan acrobatic tumbling movement (e.g., forward roll, backward roll)(verb, sports) to roll (in gymnastics, dives, etc.)
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Examples

  • 滚翻。
    Tǐ cāo yùn dòng yuán zuò le yí gè piào liang de gǔn fān.
    The gymnast performed a beautiful roll.
  • 滚翻。
    Jiào liàn jiào wǒ men zěn yàng zhèng què dì gǔn fān.
    The coach taught us how to roll correctly.
  • 滚翻。
    Hòu gǔn fān xū yào hěn hǎo de yāo fù lì liàng.
    A backward roll requires good core strength.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

滚gǔnroll
翻fānturn over

滚 and 翻 both describe turning over in motion, so the word names a rolling tumble.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滾; 滚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
袞
袞gǔn滾gǔn
Same sound today

The traditional form 滾 pairs 水 (water) with 袞, which supplies the pronunciation. The simplified 滚 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical 袞.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羽羽yǔwings
Sound part声符shēngfú
番
番fān翻fān
Same sound today

翻 pairs 羽 (wings) with 番, which gives the sound. The shape shows something fluttering.

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