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to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
HSK 6
spiral / whirlpool / eddy / vortex
HSK 7-9
melody
HSK 7-9
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
spiral stairs / winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)
rotation of plane of polarization of light
revolving door
spiral algae / spirulina (dietary supplement)
(bird species of China) Hodgson's treecreeper (Certhia hodgsoni)
to return home
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  *旋* | 旋* | *旋
to revolve / a loop / a circle
to circle; to wheel; to go around
(physics) spin (of a particle)
rotor wing
spiral / helix / screw
whirlwind / tornado
cyclone
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
to mediate (a conflict etc)
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
to return in triumph; to return victorious
eddy / vortex
boomerang
anticyclone
triumphal arch
(literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *旋* | 旋* | *旋
to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟
rotating flow
the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning / fig. huge changes in the world
soon after / shortly
variant of 迴旋|回旋
to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit
to curl up; to wind around
whirling dance
wood turning / woodwork lathe
to cycle
torsor (math.)
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine
to revolve
to spiral
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
rondo
hair whorl
propeller
merry-go-round / carousel
fusilli (pasta)
a surface of revolution (math.)
lathe operator / spinning wheel worker
axis of rotation
spiral
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵, known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
to rotate about an axis / axis of rotation (math.)
angle of rotation
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering / a radical change
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
spin ball
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
lathe
Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
screw jack
room to maneuver; leeway; latitude
(sport) backspin
spiral arm
barred spiral galaxy
canoe slalom
(golf, tennis) undercut
Turkish döner kebab
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
spiral galaxy
spiral-shaped
rotational angular velocity
rotation / rotary motion
rotor sluice gate
fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria / spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis
(bird species of China) Sikkim treecreeper (Certhia discolor)
(bird species of China) Hume's treecreeper (Certhia manipurensis)
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
erhua variant of 打旋
pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)
(bird species of China) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
abyss
spiral nebula
rotor sail
Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family
(botany) convolvulvus / Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)
turning force / torque
rotating platform / luggage carousel
winding number
pole of rotation
döner kebab
spinor (math.)
whirlwind kick (martial arts)
nuclear spin
quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics)
circumpolar vortex
(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
trouble is never far away (idiom)

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