輾 [辗] zhǎn
: roll over on side; turn half over
Kun Reading
none applicable
none applicable
軋る | きしる kishiru
godan verb with ru ending
: to creak; to squeak
巡る OR 回る OR 廻る | めぐる meguru
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to go around
: to return
: to surround
: to concern (usu. of disputes)
On Reading
テン ten、 ネン nen
Usage:
輾轉 [辗转] zhan3zhuan3: to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
輾軋 [辗轧] zhan3ya4: to roll over; to run over
輾轉 [辗转] zhan3zhuan3: to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander
[輾転 | てんてん tenten: rolling about
: tossing and turning (in bed); jactitation; jactation]
Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
*輾転反側 | てんてんはんそく tenten hansoku
: (yoji) tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something
Chinese common word | expression
*輾轉反側 [辗转反侧] zhan3zhuan3 fan3ce4
: to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed)
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: car, cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
展 (zhan3: to unfold) provides the soun
形声 Pictophonetic.
車 (che1: car, cart radical 159) suggests the meaning while
展 (zhan3: to unfold) provides the soun
簡體 Simplified.
辗. Derived from generic character simplification rule #14 (車 » 车) via usage of grass script form of character.
Examples:
她被車輾過了。
ta1 bei4 che1 zhan3 guo4 le
She was run over by a car.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
