驳回
bó huí · HSK 7
to reject
⛔ 驳 refute + 回 return = denied and sent back
A judge contradicts your motion and returns it to you — overruled. 驳 carries the force of rebuttal, 回 sends it right back where it came from.
回 — enclosure 囗 + smaller 囗 inside
回 is a pictograph of a swirling whirlpool or coiled spiral, shown as nested squares in modern form. The original meaning was 'to revolve' or 'turn around,' which extended to 'return' and 'a time/occurrence.' It also appears as a phonetic in characters like 茴 and 廻.