滚轮 (gǔn lún) — (noun) roller; wheel used for rolling in machinery or equipment; (noun) scroll wheel (on a computer mouse); (noun) caster; small wheel on the bottom of furniture for easy movement

Definition

Small wheel that rolls — the generic word covering machine rollers, a mouse scroll wheel, and furniture casters. Pronounced gǔn lún, not gǔn lùn.

noun
rollerwheel used for rolling in machinery or equipmentscroll wheel (on a computer mouse)castersmall wheel on the bottom of furniture for easy movement
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 滚轮，。
    Zhè tái jī qì de gǔn lún huài le, xū yào gēng huàn.
    The roller on this machine is broken and needs to be replaced.
  • 滚轮。
    Shǐ yòng shǔ biāo gǔn lún kě yǐ kuài sù gǔn dòng yè miàn.
    Using the mouse scroll wheel, you can quickly scroll the page.
  • 滚轮，。
    Yǐ zi xià miàn de gǔn lún hěn líng huó, kě yǐ rèn yì fāng xiàng yí dòng.
    The casters under the chair are very flexible and can move in any direction.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

滚gǔnroll
轮lúnwheel

滚 means rolling and 轮 means wheel, together a rolling wheel.

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.

Open 滚 →

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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

Open 轮 →

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