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Meaning of 旋

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旋Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 方
Ideographic:An army 方 marching under a flag 疋
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 方 [ fāng ] square, rectangle; side; region; flag
    • ⿱ Above to below
      • 疋 [ pǐ ] roll, bolt of cloth; foot
Similar Characters: 斿
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1
Pinyin: xuán
English Definition:to revolve; a loop; a circle
Chinese Definition:
①转动:旋绕。旋转。旋舞。旋梯。旋律。盘旋。天旋地转。
②回,归:凯旋。
③不久:旋踵(喻极短的时间,如“旋旋即逝”)。旋即。
④表示与各方来往或来往于各方之间:周旋。斡旋。
⑤古同“漩”,漩涡。
⑥姓氏。

Example Words:
旋转HSK 6 xuán zhuǎn to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl
盘旋HSK 6 pán xuán to spiral; to circle; to go around; to hover; to orbit
斡旋 wò xuán to mediate (a conflict etc)
周旋 zhōu xuán to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
回旋 huí xuán to cycle around; cyclotron; slalom
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2
Pinyin: xuàn
English Definition:to whirl; immediately; variant of 镟
Chinese Definition:
①打转的:旋风。
②临时(做):旋吃旋做。
③用车床或刀子转着圈地削:用车床旋零件。把瓜皮旋下去。

Example Words:
旋风 xuàn fēng whirlwind; tornado
旋子 xuàn zi whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
旋子 xuàn zi large metal plate for making bean curd; metal pot for warming wine
旋木 xuàn mù wood turning; woodwork lathe
旋风脚 xuàn fēng jiǎo whirlwind kick (martial arts)
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Example Sentences
1
许多小飞机在天上盘旋
。
Many small planes are hovering in the sky.
2
这首歌的旋律很好听
。
The melody of this song is very catchy.
3
这首曲子的旋律很动听
。
The melody of this piece of music is very pleasing to the ear.
4
这支曲子的旋律非常动听
。
The melody of this piece of music is very beautiful to listen to.
5
这首曲子的旋律非常美丽
。
The melody of this composition is beautiful.