滚

滾

gǔn

verb HSK 5 #781

Meanings

Shuǐ yǐjīng gǔn le, kěyǐ pào chá le.

The water has boiled, you can brew tea now.

Qiú cóng shānpō shàng gǔn le xiàlái.

The ball rolled down the hillside.

Gǔn! Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng jiàndào nǐ!

Get lost! I never want to see you again!

Bié zài ní dì lǐ dǎ gǔn.

Don't roll around in the mud.

usage

滚 as 'Get lost!' is very rude and aggressive. Only use it in anger or as a joke among very close friends. In drama/TV it's extremely common.

memory

The character has 氵(water) + 衮 (rolling robes) — picture water rolling at a boil.

滚 gǔn