内卷

Traditional form:

內卷

Pinyin (reading):

nèijuǎn

Definitions:

• (embryology) to involute; involution
• (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)

Characters:

• 内 - inside
• 卷 - book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll

Traditional characters:

• 內 - inside
• 卷 - book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll