Memory phrase for the Kanji: 旋
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旋 |
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Meaning
| to revolve, a loop, a circle, whirl, return
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Pronunciation |
xuán, xuàn |
Explanation |
Left: side, direction 方, right: horizontal person  , var. of correct 正. (When sleeping, one must occasionally turn to the other side to avoid pressure & bed sores & circulation problems.) |
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The side of the lying person is fine/correct, but he must turn.
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Radicals
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旋
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revolve, (re)turn | |
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方
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direction, square | |
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lying person | This radical can be seen as a person 人 who has the right leg horizontal 一. He is thus lying. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫) |
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疋
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bolt of cloth | Don't mistake with correct: 正 |
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正
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correct | Radical 103 疋 stands for clothing or bales of cloth. In the Hanzi-Trainer, it is used synonymously with the correct 正, because it seems helpful for the explanations and the interpretation clothing/cloth bale would be in conflict with other radicals. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 旋转 |
xuán zhuǎn |
to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl |
| 螺旋 |
luó xuán |
spiral; helix; screw |
| 旋钮 |
xuán niǔ |
knob (e.g. handle or radio button) |
| 旋乾转坤 |
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn |
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change |
| 螺旋桨 |
luó xuán jiǎng |
propeller |
| 祸不旋踵 |
huò bù xuán zhǒng |
trouble is never far away (idiom) |
| 旋踵 |
xuán zhǒng |
to turn on one's heel; in the twinkle of an eye; instantly |
| 旋踵 |
xuán zhǒng |
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