滚瓜溜圆

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 衮(formal robe; rolled garment)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Water swirling in circles flows fiercely like formal robes spinning endlessly.

• 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 留(remain; keep)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Water glides smoothly along the current, lingering on the ground without standing still.

• 囗(encircling ring; surrounding loop)RADICAL
• 员(member)PHONETIC

A circle is a shape that is completely enclosed and closed like a member held within embracing arms.