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旋
xuàn
1. to whirl
2. immediately
3. variant of [[鏇|镟<xuàn>]]
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)

下旋
xiàxuán
(sport) backspin
凯旋
kǎixuán
return triumphant
周旋
zhōuxuán
to mix with others
回旋
huíxuán
to cycle around
打旋
dǎxuán
to revolve
斡旋
wòxuán
to mediate (a conflict etc)
旋光
xuánguāng
rotation of plane of polarization of light
旋即
xuánjí
soon after
旋回
xuánhuí
to cycle
旋子
xuánzi
torsor (math)
旋子
xuànzi
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
旋律
xuánlǚ
melody
HSK 6
旋梯
xuántī
spiral stairs
旋流
xuánliú
rotating flow
旋渊
xuányuān
abyss
旋涡
xuánwō
spiral
旋筒
xuántǒng
rotor
旋绕
xuánrào
to curl up
旋翼
xuányì
rotor wing
旋臂
xuánbì
spiral arm

Alternate Entries

旋
xuán
to revolve / a loop / a circle

Metadata

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

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