Word

旋转 (xuán zhuǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 旋转

动 dòng verb

rotate

地球绕着太阳旋转。

dì qiú rào zhe tài yáng xuán zhuǎn

The Earth rotates around the sun.

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Word breakdown

旋 xuán — revolve, circular motion

1 凯旋 kǎi xuán — return in triumph HSK 7
- 凯 triumph, victory
- 旋 return, come back
Example

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.
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.

转 zhuǎn — turn, rotate

Structure & writing

1 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

2 转 zhuǎn — to rotate; to change direction or situation

Xpinyin

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

consists of

2.1 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle

车 is a component in 27 characters

HSK 3

轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles

HSK 4

转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link

HSK 5

军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)

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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)

HSK 6

轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)

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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

2.2 专 zhuān — single-minded, focused on one thing

专 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation

HSK 5

传 chuán to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation

HSK 6

砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square)

Stroke order