Dong Chinese dictionary

juǎn

to roll rice into ball

Depicts two hands (廾) rolling up rice (米) into a ball. Original form of 摶.

Components

米 Iconic component

mǐ

rice

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 米 than it was in ancient scripts.

廾 Iconic component

gǒng

two hands

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

Definitions

juǎn

to roll

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources

谷衍奎《汉字源流字典》p.220