旋
涡

Spiral in Chinese: 旋涡 (xuán wō)

xuán wō

spiral

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 旋渦1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1spiral
  2. 2whirlpool
  3. 3eddy
  4. 4vortex

Stroke order

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旋
涡

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄢˊ

xuán

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄛ

wō

ㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

旋涡

Simplified

旋渦

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 河中间有一个大旋涡。

    hé zhōng jiān yǒu yí gè dà xuán wō。

    There is a big whirlpool in the middle of the river.

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Related words

旋转

xuán zhuǎn

to rotate

旋律

xuán lǜ

melody

周旋

zhōu xuán

to mix with others

选民

xuǎn mín

voter

选项

xuǎn xiàng

option

选用

xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose

炫耀

xuàn yào

dazzling

削

xiāo

to peel with a knife

削弱

xuē ruò

to weaken

靴子

xuē zi

boots

穴位

xué wèi

acupuncture point

学历

xué lì

educational background

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