Chinese symbol for “boil”
滚
gǔn
Traditional: 滾
to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boil is 滚 (gǔn), defined as: to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “boil”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沸腾 (沸騰) | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over |
| 滚开 (滾開) | gǔn kāi | (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! |
| 煮沸 | zhǔ fèi | to boil |
| 烹 | pēng | to boil; to brew (tea); to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce |
| 开 (開) | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 滚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 滚动 (滾動) | gǔn dòng | to roll; (to do sth) in a loop |
| 滚蛋 (滾蛋) | gǔn dàn | (slang) get out of here!; beat it! |
| 摇滚乐 (搖滾樂) | yáo gǔn yuè | rock music; rock 'n roll |
| 滚开 (滾開) | gǔn kāi | (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! |
| 翻滚 (翻滾) | fān gǔn | to roll; to boil |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boil”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.