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旋
xuán
1. to revolve
2. a loop
3. a circle
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

旋
xuán
to revolve, to orbit, to return
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

旋绕
xuánrào
to curl up
旋翼
xuányì
rotor wing
旋臂
xuánbì
spiral arm
旋舞
xuánwǔ
whirling dance
周旋
zhōuxuán
to mix with others
旋子
xuànzi
large metal plate for making bean curd
旋踵
xuánzhǒng
to turn on one's heel
旋转
xuánzhuǎn
to rotate
HSK 6
回旋
huíxuán
to cycle around
回旋
huíxuán
to turn around
旋钮
xuánniǔ
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
旋量
xuánliàng
spinor (math)
旋里
xuánlǐ
to return home
凯旋
kǎixuán
return triumphant
螺旋
luóxuán
spiral
蜗旋
wōxuán
spiral
盘旋
pánxuán
to spiral
HSK 6
涡旋
wōxuán
eddy
油旋
yóuxuán
Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
打旋
dǎxuán
to revolve

Alternate Entries

旋
xuàn
to whirl / immediately / variant of [[鏇|镟<xuàn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,382
Word Frequency Rank
3,454 of 84,292