Usage of the character 旋

to whirl
immediately
variant of 鏇／镟 (xuàn)

xuán

旋

[旋]

to revolve
a loop
a circle

huíxuán

回旋

[回旋]

variant of 迴旋／回旋 (huíxuán)

xuántī

旋梯

[旋梯]

spiral stairs
winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)

xuánliú

旋流

[旋流]

rotating flow

qìxuán

气旋

[氣旋]

cyclone

wòxuán

斡旋

[斡旋]

to mediate (a conflict etc)

zìxuán

自旋

[自旋]

(physics) spin (of a particle)

xuánzhuǎn

旋转

[旋轉]

to rotate
to revolve
to spin
to whirl

huíxuán

回旋

[迴旋]

to circle; to wheel; to go around

wōxuán

蜗旋

[蝸旋]

to spiral

xuánwō

旋涡

[旋渦]

spiral
whirlpool
eddy
vortex

xuánlǐ

旋里

[旋里]

to return home

xuánrào

旋绕

[旋繞]

to curl up; to wind around

yóuxuán

油旋

[油旋]

Youxuan, a kind of a pastry

xuànzi

旋子

[鏇子]

large metal plate for making bean curd
metal pot for warming wine

xuánhuí

旋回

[旋回]

to cycle

zhōuxuán

周旋

[周旋]

to mix with others
to socialize
to deal with
to contend

luóxuán

螺旋

[螺旋]

spiral
helix
screw

xuànchuáng

旋床

[鏇床]

lathe

xuánzi

旋子

[旋子]

torsor (math.)

kǎixuán

凯旋

[凱旋]

to return in triumph; to return victorious

xuánwǔ

旋舞

[旋舞]

whirling dance

xuányì

旋翼

[旋翼]

rotor wing

xiàxuán

下旋

[下旋]

(sport) backspin

xuánzhá

旋闸

[旋閘]

rotor sluice gate

dǎxuán

打旋

[打旋]

to revolve

xuánniǔ

旋钮

[旋鈕]

knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

xuànmù

旋木

[鏇木]

wood turning
woodwork lathe

xuánguāng

旋光

[旋光]

rotation of plane of polarization of light

xuánlü

旋律

[旋律]

melody

fàxuán

发旋

[髮旋]

hair whorl

pánxuán

盘旋

[盤旋]

to spiral
to circle
to go around
to hover
to orbit

xuányuān

旋渊

[旋淵]

abyss

xuánbì

旋臂

[旋臂]

spiral arm

xuánliàng

旋量

[旋量]

spinor (math.)

wōxuán

涡旋

[渦旋]

eddy
vortex

xuàngōng

旋工

[鏇工]

lathe operator
spinning wheel worker

xuànzi

旋子

[旋子]

whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

xuánzhǒng

旋踵

[旋踵]

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

xuànfēng

旋风

[旋風]

whirlwind
tornado

xuánjí

旋即

[旋即]

soon after
shortly

luóxuánxíng

螺旋形

[螺旋形]

spiral

luóxuánqián

螺旋钳

[螺旋鉗]

wrench

luóxuántǐ

螺旋体

[螺旋體]

Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria
spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis

zhǔxuánlü

主旋律

[主旋律]

(music) theme; principal melody
(fig.) central theme; main idea
(of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view

xuánzhuǎnzhóu

旋转轴

[旋轉軸]

axis of rotation

xuánmùquè

旋木雀

[旋木雀]

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

luóxuánzǎo

螺旋藻

[螺旋藻]

spiral algae
spirulina (dietary supplement)

dǎxuánr

打旋儿

[打旋兒]

erhua variant of 打旋 (dǎxuán)

luóxuánjiǎng

螺旋桨

[螺旋槳]

propeller

luóxuánmiàn

螺旋面

[螺旋麵]

fusilli (pasta)

huíxuánchù

回旋处

[迴旋處]

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

fǎnqìxuán

反气旋

[反氣旋]

anticyclone

Hēi Xuànfēng

黑旋风

[黑旋風]

Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵 ( Lǐ Kuí), known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion

xuánfùhuā

旋覆花

[旋覆花]

(botany) convolvulvus
Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)

xuánzhuǎnmén

旋转门

[旋轉門]

revolving door

xuánqiánjī

旋前肌

[旋前肌]

pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)

zhóuxuánzhuǎn

轴旋转

[軸旋轉]

to rotate about an axis
axis of rotation (math.)

xuánzhuǎnlì

旋转力

[旋轉力]

turning force
torque

xuánzhuǎnjiǎo

旋转角

[旋轉角]

angle of rotation

xuánzhuǎnqiú

旋转球

[旋轉球]

spin ball

xuánzhuǎnjí

旋转极

[旋轉極]

pole of rotation

luóxuánfěn

螺旋粉

[螺旋粉]

fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

huíxuánbiāo

回旋镖

[迴旋鏢]

boomerang

kǎixuánmén

凯旋门

[凱旋門]

triumphal arch

xuánzhuǎntái

旋转台

[旋轉台]

rotating platform
luggage carousel

huíxuánqǔ

回旋曲

[回旋曲]

rondo

xuánwōzhuàng

旋涡状

[旋渦狀]

spiral-shaped

xuánhuākē

旋花科

[旋花科]

Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family

xuànfēngjiǎo

旋风脚

[旋風腳]

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

hézìxuán

核自旋

[核自旋]

nuclear spin

luóxuánqūmiàn

螺旋曲面

[螺旋曲面]

spiral surface

pánxuánqūzhé

盘旋曲折

[盤旋曲折]

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

huánjíwōxuán

环极涡旋

[環極渦旋]

circumpolar vortex

bàngxuánxīngxì

棒旋星系

[棒旋星系]

barred spiral galaxy

xuántǒngfēngfān

旋筒风帆

[旋筒風帆]

rotor sail

xiàxuánxiāoqiú

下旋削球

[下旋削球]

(golf, tennis) undercut

xuánzhuǎnzhǐbiāo

旋转指标

[旋轉指標]

winding number

xuánzhuǎnmùmǎ

旋转木马

[旋轉木馬]

merry-go-round
carousel

xuánqiánzhuǎnkūn

旋乾转坤

[旋乾轉坤]

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

jīliúhuíxuán

激流回旋

[激流回旋]

(canoe-kayak) slalom

tiānxuándìzhuàn

天旋地转

[天旋地轉]

the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning
fig. huge changes in the world

xuánzhuǎnqūmiàn

旋转曲面

[旋轉曲面]

a surface of revolution (math.)

huòbùxuánzhǒng

祸不旋踵

[禍不旋踵]

trouble is never far away (idiom)

xuánzhuǎnyùndòng

旋转运动

[旋轉運動]

rotation
rotary motion

xuánwōxīngyún

旋涡星云

[旋渦星雲]

spiral nebula

huíxuányúdì

回旋余地

[迴旋餘地]

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

xuánwōxīngxì

旋涡星系

[旋渦星系]

spiral galaxy

xuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

旋转烤肉

[旋轉烤肉]

döner kebab

luóxuáncèwēiqì

螺旋测微器

[螺旋測微器]

micrometer screw gauge; micrometer

hóngchìxuánbìquè

红翅旋壁雀

[紅翅旋壁雀]

(bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)

hèhóuxuánmùquè

褐喉旋木雀

[褐喉旋木雀]

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

Sìchuānxuánmùquè

四川旋木雀

[四川旋木雀]

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

huíxuánjiāsùqì

回旋加速器

[迴旋加速器]

cyclotron (particle accelerator)

Huòshìxuánmùquè

霍氏旋木雀

[霍氏旋木雀]

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

Bāoshìluóxuántǐ

包氏螺旋体

[包氏螺旋體]

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

gāoshānxuánmùquè

高山旋木雀

[高山旋木雀]

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

Xiūshìxuánmùquè

休氏旋木雀

[休氏旋木雀]

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

xuánzhuǎnjiǎosùdù

旋转角速度

[旋轉角速度]

rotational angular velocity

yōuménluóxuánjūn

幽门螺旋菌

[幽門螺旋菌]

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

luóxuánqiānjīndǐng

螺旋千斤顶

[螺旋千斤頂]

screw jack

yōuménluóxuángǎnjūn

幽门螺旋杆菌

[幽門螺旋桿菌]

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

zhǔnwěnxuánwōjiégòu

准稳旋涡结构

[準穩旋渦結構]

quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)

gōuduānluóxuántǐbìng

钩端螺旋体病

[鉤端螺旋體病]

leptospirosis

xiùhóngfùxuánmùquè

锈红腹旋木雀

[鏽紅腹旋木雀]

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

Bāoróushìluóxuántǐ

包柔氏螺旋体

[包柔氏螺旋體]

Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

xuánzhuǎnxínglichuánsòngdài

旋转行李传送带

[旋轉行李傳送帶]

baggage carousel

Tǔ'ěrqíxuánzhuǎnkǎoròu

土耳其旋转烤肉

[土耳其旋轉烤肉]

Turkish döner kebab