卷扬机

Traditional form:

捲揚機

Pinyin (reading):

juǎnyángjī

Definitions:

• a capstan

Characters:

• 卷 - book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity

Traditional characters:

• 捲 - curl, roll up; curly, rolled up
• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity