Definitions

xuán whirlpool; eddy; also pr. [xuàn]

Etymology

Swirling  water  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 漩, denoting a whirlpool, is etymologically constructed from the water radical and the component 旋, meaning to revolve, thus pictorially representing swirling water. Throughout its historical usage, the character has preserved this fundamental sense, primarily describing circular currents or eddies in aquatic contexts. It is commonly found in literary and everyday vocabulary, often in the compound 漩涡, reinforcing its association with rotational flow. The integrity of its form and meaning has remained largely unchanged, underscoring a direct correlation between its linguistic structure and the natural phenomenon it describes.

Example Sentences Hide

河里有一个涡。

Hé li yǒu yī gè xuánwō.

There is a whirlpool in the river.

涡的水流很急。

Xuánwō de shuǐliú hěn jí.

The current of the whirlpool is very swift.

他掉进了危险的涡。

Tā diào jìn le wēixiǎn de xuánwō.

He fell into a dangerous whirlpool.

瀑布下面形成了一个大涡。

Pùbù xiàmiàn xíngchéng le yī gè dà xuánwō.

A large whirlpool formed under the waterfall.

她的生活陷入了情感的涡。

Tā de shēnghuó xiànrù le qínggǎn de xuánwō.

Her life fell into an emotional whirlpool.

飞机飞过云层中的空气涡。

Fēijī fēi guò yúncéng zhōng de kōngqì xuánwō.

The airplane flew through an air vortex in the cloud layer.

科学家正在研究海洋涡的成因。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū hǎiyáng xuánwō de chéngyīn.

Scientists are studying the causes of ocean whirlpools.

在政治涡中,他始终保持冷静的头脑。

Zài zhèngzhì xuánwō zhōng, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí lěngjìng de tóunǎo.

In the political whirlpool, he always maintained a calm mind.