niǎn

辗

Character · VerbTraditional輾

to grind; to crush; to roll

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to grind; to crush; to roll over

archaic

Archaic/literary form of 碾. Used in classical texts.

Gǔ古
shū书
yǒu有
 “
niǎn辗
yù玉
wéi为
chén尘
 ”
zhī之
shuō说
 。

Ancient texts have the saying "to grind jade into dust."

Cǐ此
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
niǎn辗
 、
niǎn碾
hù互
tōng通
 。

In ancient texts, the characters 辗 and 碾 are interchangeable.