辗 niǎn to roll over
to roll over; to turn on a side
How to remember 辗: 车 car + 展 display = to roll over. Dad's car waits while the boy runs to display a sign at the gate, but the dog lies in the driveway and starts to roll over.
Component breakdown
辗 = 车 car + 展 display
- 车 car
- 展 display
- 尸 corpse
- 龷 bacon rashers
- tail
Dad's car waits while the boy runs to display a sign at the gate, but the dog lies in the driveway and starts to roll over.
How it is used
- Almost exclusively in 辗转 (zhǎnzhuǎn, note the reading shifts to zhǎn): to toss and turn sleeplessly - 辗转反侧 (zhǎnzhuǎn-fǎncè) tossing from side to side.
- 辗转 also means to pass through many hands/places indirectly: 辗转来到北京 (arriving in Beijing after a roundabout journey).