漩涡

Traditional form:

漩渦

Pinyin (reading):

xuánwō

Definitions:

• whirlpool
• eddy
• vortex
• (fig.) maelstrom

Characters:

• 漩 - eddy, whirlpool
• 涡 - eddy, swirl, whirlpool

Traditional characters:

• 漩 - eddy, whirlpool
• 渦 - eddy, swirl, whirlpool