旋 {xuàn}

1. to shape on a lathe
2. to peel with a knife
3. to turn in (a screw)

旋 syun⁴ {xuán}

1. to revolve
2. a loop
3. a circle

旋 syun⁴ {xuàn}

1. to whirl
2. immediately
3. variant of 鏇

旋臂 syun⁴ bei³ {xuán bì}

spiral arm

鏇床〔旋-〕 syun⁴ cong⁴ {xuàn chuáng}

lathe

旋風〔-风〕 syun⁴ fung¹ {xuàn fēng}

1. whirlwind
2. tornado

鏇工〔旋-〕 syun⁴ gung¹ {xuàn gōng}

1. lathe operator
2. spinning wheel worker

旋光 syun⁴ gwong¹ {xuán guāng}

rotation of plane of polarization of light

旋翼 syun⁴ jik⁶ {xuán yì}

rotor wing

旋繞〔-绕〕 syun⁴ jiu⁵ {xuán rào}

1. to curl up
2. to wind around

旋淵〔-渊〕 syun⁴ jyun¹ {xuán yuān}

abyss

旋流 syun⁴ lau⁴ {xuán liú}

rotating flow

旋里 syun⁴ lei⁵ {xuán lǐ}

to return home

旋律 syun⁴ leot⁶ {xuán lǜ}

1. melody
2. rhythm

旋量 syun⁴ loeng⁶ {xuán liàng}

spinor (math)

旋舞 syun⁴ mou⁵ {xuán wǔ}

whirling dance

鏇木〔旋-〕 syun⁴ muk⁶ {xuàn mù}

1. wood turning
2. woodwork lathe

旋鈕〔-钮〕 syun⁴ nau² {xuán niǔ}

knob (e.g. handle or radio button)

旋梯 syun⁴ tai¹ {xuán tī}

1. spiral stairs
2. winding stairs (gymnastic equipment)

旋筒 syun⁴ tung² {xuán tǒng}

1. rotor
2. turbine

旋渦〔-涡〕 syun⁴ wo¹ {xuán wō}

1. spiral
2. whirlpool
3. eddy
4. vortex

旋回 syun⁴ wui⁴ {xuán huí}

to cycle

旋閘〔-闸〕 syun⁴ zaap⁶ {xuán zhá}

rotor sluice gate

旋子 syun⁴ zi² {xuán zi}

torsor (math)

旋子 syun⁴ zi² {xuàn zi}

whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

鏇子〔旋-〕 syun⁴ zi² {xuàn zi}

1. large metal plate for making bean curd
2. metal pot for warming wine

旋即 syun⁴ zik¹ {xuán jí}

1. soon after
2. shortly

旋踵 syun⁴ zung² {xuán zhǒng}

1. to turn on one's heel
2. in the twinkle of an eye
3. instantly

旋轉〔-转〕 syun⁴ zyun² {xuán zhuǎn}

1. to rotate
2. to revolve
3. to spin
4. to whirl

旋前肌 syun⁴ cin⁴ gei¹ {xuán qián jī}

pronator teres muscle (below the elbow)

旋花科 syun⁴ faa¹ fo¹ {xuán huā kē}

Convolvulaceae, herbaceous plant family

旋覆花 syun⁴ fuk¹ faa¹ {xuán fù huā}

1. (botany) convolvulvus
2. Flos Inulae (Chinese herb)

旋風腳〔-风脚〕 syun⁴ fung¹ goek³ {xuàn fēng jiǎo}

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

旋木雀 syun⁴ muk⁶ zoek³ {xuán mù què}

(Chinese bird species) Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)

旋渦狀〔-涡状〕 syun⁴ wo¹ zong⁶ {xuán wō zhuàng}

spiral-shaped

旋轉極〔-转极〕 syun⁴ zyun² gik⁶ {xuán zhuǎn jí}

pole of rotation

旋轉角〔-转-〕 syun⁴ zyun² gok³ {xuán zhuǎn jiǎo}

angle of rotation

旋轉球〔-转-〕 syun⁴ zyun² kau⁴ {xuán zhuǎn qiú}

spin ball

旋轉力〔-转-〕 syun⁴ zyun² lik⁶ {xuán zhuǎn lì}

1. turning force
2. torque

旋轉台〔-转-〕 syun⁴ zyun² toi⁴ {xuán zhuǎn tái}

1. rotating platform
2. luggage carousel

旋轉軸〔-转轴〕 syun⁴ zyun² zuk⁶ {xuán zhuǎn zhóu}

axis of rotation

旋轉乾坤〔-转--〕 syun⁴ zyun² kin⁴ kwan¹ {xuán zhuǎn qián kūn}

verb; able to reverse the position of heaven and earth

旋乾轉坤〔--转-〕 syun⁴ kin⁴ zyun² kwan¹ {xuán qián zhuǎn kūn}

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

旋渦星系〔-涡--〕 syun⁴ wo¹ sing¹ hai⁶ {xuán wō xīng xì}

spiral galaxy

旋渦星雲〔-涡-云〕 syun⁴ wo¹ sing¹ wan⁴ {xuán wō xīng yún}

spiral nebula

旋轉烤肉〔-转--〕 syun⁴ zyun² haau¹ juk⁶ {xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu}

döner kebab

旋轉曲面〔-转--〕 syun⁴ zyun² kuk¹ min⁶ {xuán zhuǎn qū miàn}

a surface of revolution (math)

旋轉木馬〔-转-马〕 syun⁴ zyun² muk⁶ maa⁵ {xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ}

1. merry-go-round
2. carousel
3. Carousel, South Korean TV soap opera

旋轉運動〔-转运动〕 syun⁴ zyun² wan⁶ dung⁶ {xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng}

1. rotation
2. rotary motion

旋轉指標〔-转-标〕 syun⁴ zyun² zi² biu¹ {xuán zhuǎn zhǐ biāo}

winding number

旋轉角速度〔-转---〕 syun⁴ zyun² gok³ cuk¹ dou⁶ {xuán zhuǎn jiǎo sù dù}

rotational angular velocity

旋轉行李傳送帶〔-转--传-带〕 syun⁴ zyun² hang⁴ lei⁵ cyun⁴ sung³ daai² {xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng dài}

1. luggage conveyor belt
2. carousel