旋
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to revolve; a loop; a circle
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #790 U+65CB
How 旋 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An army 方 marching under a flag 疋
How to remember it
whirl · Heisig RSH #2128
banner + zoo
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 旋 as their sound component
These characters all use 旋 (xuán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旋 sound component | xuán | to revolve, to orbit, to return |
| 镟 | xuàn | lathe |
Words containing 旋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天旋地转 | tiān xuán dì zhuàn | the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning; fig. huge cha… |
| 高山旋木雀 | gāo shān xuán mù què | (bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) |
| 旋转木马 | xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ | merry-go-round; carousel |
| 打旋儿 | dǎ xuán r | erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2] |
| 旋转运动 | xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng | rotation; rotary motion |
| 旋花科 | xuán huā kē | Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family |
| 反气旋 | fǎn qì xuán | anticyclone |
| 黑旋风 | Hēi Xuàn fēng | Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and h… |
| 旋转力 | xuán zhuǎn lì | turning force; torque |
| 旋转曲面 | xuán zhuǎn qū miàn | a surface of revolution (math.) |
| 旋转门 | xuán zhuǎn mén | revolving door |
| 回旋加速器 | huí xuán jiā sù qì | (physics) cyclotron |
| 旋转台 | xuán zhuǎn tái | rotating platform; luggage carousel |
| 旋风脚 | xuàn fēng jiǎo | whirlwind kick (martial arts) |
| 旋转球 | xuán zhuǎn qiú | spin ball |
| 旋转角速度 | xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù | rotational angular velocity |
| 旋转角 | xuán zhuǎn jiǎo | angle of rotation |
| 核自旋 | hé zì xuán | nuclear spin |
| 四川旋木雀 | Sì chuān xuán mù què | (bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis) |
| 旋子 | xuán zi | torsor (math.) |