Word

凯旋 (kǎi xuán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 凯旋

动 dòng verb

return in triumph

军队凯旋归来，受到英雄般的欢迎。

jūn duì kǎi xuán guī lái shòu dào yīng xióng bān de huān yíng

The army returned in triumph and received a hero's welcome.

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Word breakdown

凯 kǎi — triumph, victory

旋 xuán — return, come back

1 旋转 xuán zhuǎn — rotate HSK 6
- 旋 revolve, circular motion
- 转 turn, rotate
Example

地球绕着太阳旋转。

dì qiú rào zhe tài yáng xuán zhuǎn

The Earth rotates around the sun.
2 周旋 zhōu xuán — deal with; maneuver; negotiate HSK 7
- 周 around; comprehensive (dealing from all angles)
- 旋 revolve; maneuver (strategic movement)
Example

他善于与各方周旋

tā shàn yú yǔ gè fāng zhōu xuán

He is good at dealing with all parties.
3 旋律 xuán lǜ — melody HSK 7
- 旋 revolving, turning (representing the flowing movement of musical notes)
- 律 rhythm, law, pattern (representing the ordered structure of musical tones)
Example

这首歌的旋律很优美。

zhè shǒu gē de xuán lǜ hěn yōu měi

The melody of this song is very beautiful.
4 旋涡 xuán wō — vortex HSK 7
- 旋 rotating, revolving
- 涡 whirlpool, spiral form
Example

河水形成了一个巨大的旋涡。

hé shuǐ xíng chéng le yí ge jù dà de xuán wō

The river water formed a huge vortex.
5 盘旋 pán xuán — to circle; to spiral HSK 7
- 盘 circular; coiling (suggests circular disk-like motion)
- 旋 to rotate; to revolve (indicates spinning or turning motion)
Example

老鹰在天空中盘旋。

lǎo yīng zài tiān kōng zhōng pán xuán

The eagle circles in the sky.

Structure & writing

1 凯 kǎi — triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return

凯 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 岂 qǐ — rhetorical question marker, equivalent to 'how could' or 'is it possible that'

岂 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return

1.2 几 jǐ — how many (interrogative)

Xpinyin

几 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

亮 liàng bright; luminous 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function

HSK 3

朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace) 铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)

HSK 4

虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)

HSK 5

凭 píng lean against (with one's body) 沿 yán along (a river, road, or edge of something) 肌 jī muscle; tissue composed of muscle fibers capable of contraction

HSK 6

凡 fán ordinary, commonplace 饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱)

HSK 7

冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return 凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 凳 dèng stool (a seat with legs but no back)

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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 讥 jī to mock, to satirize

Stroke order

2 旋 xuán — to rotate; to revolve

旋 is not used as a component in any other character.

旋 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order