旋

xuán
#1,381 most
frequent character
to revolve, a loop, a circle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

旋 pairs the picture part 疋, a foot in motion, with the sound part 㫃 yǎn. It first meant turning in a circle, and from there came 'to return' and 'a loop'. Read xuàn, it means to whirl or spin.

旋 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
镟
picture2 characters
璇漩

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