xuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to revolve
  2. 2. a loop
  3. 3. a circle

Words Containing 旋

周旋
zhōu xuán

to mix with others

旋律
xuán lǜ

melody

旋涡
xuán wō

spiral

旋转
xuán zhuǎn

to rotate

盘旋
pán xuán

to spiral

下旋
xià xuán

(sport) backspin

下旋削球
xià xuán xiāo qiú

(golf, tennis) undercut

主旋律
zhǔ xuán lǜ

(music) theme; principal melody

休氏旋木雀
xiū shì xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)

凯旋
kǎi xuán

to return in triumph

凯旋门
kǎi xuán mén

triumphal arch

包柔氏螺旋体
bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

包氏螺旋体
bāo shì luó xuán tǐ

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

反气旋
fǎn qì xuán

anticyclone

四川旋木雀
sì chuān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

回旋曲
huí xuán qǔ

rondo

土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

Turkish döner kebab

天旋地转
tiān xuán dì zhuàn

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

幽门螺旋菌
yōu mén luó xuán jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

打旋
dǎ xuán

to revolve

斡旋
wò xuán

to mediate (a conflict etc)

旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

旋光
xuán guāng

rotation of plane of polarization of light

旋前肌
xuán qián jī

pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)

旋即
xuán jí

soon after

旋回
xuán huí

to cycle

旋子
xuán zi

torsor (math.)

旋子
xuàn zi

whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

旋律
xuán lǜ

melody

旋木雀
xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

旋梯
xuán tī

spiral stairs

旋流
xuán liú

rotating flow

旋渊
xuán yuān

abyss

旋涡星系
xuán wō xīng xì

spiral galaxy

旋涡星云
xuán wō xīng yún

spiral nebula

旋涡状
xuán wō zhuàng

spiral-shaped

旋筒风帆
xuán tǒng fēng fān

rotor sail

旋绕
xuán rào

to curl up

旋翼
xuán yì

rotor wing

旋臂
xuán bì

spiral arm

旋舞
xuán wǔ

whirling dance

旋花科
xuán huā kē

Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family

旋覆花
xuán fù huā

(botany) convolvulvus

旋踵
xuán zhǒng

(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)

旋转力
xuán zhuǎn lì

turning force

旋转台
xuán zhuǎn tái

rotating platform

旋转指标
xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo

winding number

旋转曲面
xuán zhuǎn qū miàn

a surface of revolution (math.)

旋转木马
xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ

merry-go-round

旋转极
xuán zhuǎn jí

pole of rotation

旋转烤肉
xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

döner kebab

旋转球
xuán zhuǎn qiú

spin ball

旋转行李传送带
xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài

baggage carousel

旋转角
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of rotation

旋转角速度
xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù

rotational angular velocity

旋转轴
xuán zhuǎn zhóu

axis of rotation

旋转运动
xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng

rotation

旋里
xuán lǐ

to return home

旋量
xuán liàng

spinor (math.)

旋钮
xuán niǔ

knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

旋闸
xuán zhá

rotor sluice gate

旋风
xuàn fēng

whirlwind

旋风脚
xuàn fēng jiǎo

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

核自旋
hé zì xuán

nuclear spin

棒旋星系
bàng xuán xīng xì

barred spiral galaxy

气旋
qì xuán

cyclone

油旋
yóu xuán

Youxuan, a kind of a pastry

涡旋
wō xuán

eddy

准稳旋涡结构
zhǔn wěn xuán wō jié gòu

quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)

激流回旋
jī liú huí xuán

(canoe-kayak) slalom

环极涡旋
huán jí wō xuán

circumpolar vortex

盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

祸不旋踵
huò bù xuán zhǒng

trouble is never far away (idiom)

红翅旋壁雀
hóng chì xuán bì què

(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

蜗旋
wō xuán

to spiral

螺旋
luó xuán

spiral

螺旋千斤顶
luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng

screw jack

螺旋形
luó xuán xíng

spiral

螺旋曲面
luó xuán qū miàn

spiral surface

螺旋桨
luó xuán jiǎng

propeller

螺旋粉
luó xuán fěn

fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

螺旋藻
luó xuán zǎo

spiral algae

螺旋钳
luó xuán qián

wrench

螺旋体
luó xuán tǐ

Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria

螺旋面
luó xuán miàn

fusilli (pasta)

褐喉旋木雀
hè hóu xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)

轴旋转
zhóu xuán zhuǎn

to rotate about an axis

回旋
huí xuán

to circle; to wheel; to go around

回旋加速器
huí xuán jiā sù qì

cyclotron (particle accelerator)

回旋处
huí xuán chù

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

回旋余地
huí xuán yú dì

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

钩端螺旋体病
gōu duān luó xuán tǐ bìng

leptospirosis

旋工
xuàn gōng

lathe operator

旋床
xuàn chuáng

lathe

旋木
xuàn mù

wood turning

锈红腹旋木雀
xiù hóng fù xuán mù què

(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)

霍氏旋木雀
huò shì xuán mù què

(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)

高山旋木雀
gāo shān xuán mù què

(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)

发旋
fà xuán

hair whorl

黑旋风
hēi xuàn fēng

Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[lǐ kuí], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion