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The character 旋 is composed of 方, meaning 'army,' and 疋, meaning 'flag,' a depiction of an army marching under a banner. Its primary meaning is to revolve, rotate, or spin, describing circular motion around a central axis or a return to the point of origin. This sense of circling back gave rise to secondary meanings: a journey homeward or the act of turning to face the opposite direction. Additionally, 旋 denotes a sudden change or a swift maneuver, found in descriptions of whirling winds, turning mechanisms, and military tactics that require rapid pivoting and directional shifts on the battlefield.
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音乐旋律很优美。
电风扇在旋转。
旋风突然出现了。
他旋即离开了房间。
水流形成了旋涡。
飞机在空中盘旋。
这个问题还有回旋余地。
请旋转这个旋钮来调整音量。
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