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The character "旋" derives from a compositional blend where the element "疋", representing the foot, denotes movement, and "方" possibly indicates direction or serves as a phonetic marker, together encapsulating the notion of turning or circular motion. Initially conveying physical rotation, such as the spinning of wheels or the swirling of wind, its semantic range broadened to encompass the idea of returning from a movement, as in military maneuvers or journeys back to a point of origin. Subsequently, from this core of cyclical action, it acquired temporal meanings like immediacy or succession, illustrated by its use in adverbial phrases to denote events following closely in time. Through these shifts, the character maintained its fundamental association with revolution while adapting to describe both concrete and abstract instances of circular patterns or sequential outcomes.
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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。