捲 (juǎn)

curl, roll up; curly, rolled up

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 卷 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“捲,气勢也。从手,卷聲。《國語》曰:‘有捲勇。’一曰捲收也。”

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