擀

gǎn
verb #47,583

Meanings

  1. 1 to roll out (dough) with a rolling pin

Examples

HSK 2
Māma zài gǎnmiàn bāo jiǎozi.
Mom is rolling out dough to make dumplings.
HSK 7-9
Yòng gǎnmiànzhàng bǎ miàntuán gǎn chéng báopiàn.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thin sheet.

Tips

usage
A kitchen verb: you 擀 dough flat with a 擀面杖 (rolling pin) to make noodles, dumpling skins, or flatbread. The hand radical 扌 marks it as something you do by hand.

Components

radical
扌 shǒu
hand (left-side form)
Left-side hand radical 扌, the action form of 手. Rolling dough is hands-on work, so the hand radical fits 擀.
phonetic
幹 gàn
trunk; to do
Right side 幹 supplies the sound (gàn shifting to gǎn). This is the fuller traditional form of 干; it is kept here because 擀 was not on the simplification list.

Stroke Order

擀 gǎn