席卷

Traditional form:

席捲

Pinyin (reading):

xíjuǎn

Definitions:

• to engulf
• to sweep
• to carry away everything

Characters:

• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
• 卷 - book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll

Traditional characters:

• 席 - seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
• 捲 - curl, roll up; curly, rolled up