卷入
juǎnrù · HSK 7
be involved in
🌀 卷 roll + 入 enter = rolled into something, swept in like a leaf into a whirlpool
卷 — 卷 = 龹 (top, hands rolling) + 㔾 (kneeling person)
Originally depicted hands rolling something up over a bent figure, suggesting the act of curling or rolling. The core sense 'to roll up' extended to 'scroll' (rolled documents) and 'volume' of a book. By sound extension it also means 'curly' and serves as a measure word for scrolls or exam papers.
入 — single pictograph, two slanting strokes
入 is a pictograph showing an arrowhead or pointed entrance, with two strokes converging downward to suggest something going inward. The original sense was 'to enter,' and it still carries that meaning today. It contrasts visually with 人 (person), where the strokes cross differently at the top.