旋

to revolve / a loop / a circle

旋 = 方 + 𠂉 + 正 : Mnemonic symbol: a whirlwind.

Xu Xian (xu) is delivering packets in the anthill's kitchen (an2). First he has to disable the alarm, so he uses the key (𠂉) to open a square (方) and pushes the button. Next he whirls around the room delivering his packets so quickly that he creates a whirlwind (旋), which is so fierce that the stick figure (正) gets blown all around the room.

旋

xuàn = xu + an4

to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]

旋 character breakdown

旋
- 方
  - 万
    - 丆
      - 一
      - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 丶
- 正
  - 一
  - 止
    - 一
    - 上
      - 一
      - 丨
      - 二
        
        一
      - 丄
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 丨
    - ⺊
      - 一
      - 丨
    - 丄
      - 一
      - 丨
- 𠂉
  - 一
  - 丿

方

fa̅ng = f + ang1

surname Fang

方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.

方

fa̅ng = f + ang1

square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter

方 = 丶 + 万 : In front of the anglepod, Frankenstein's monster is creating a piece of art. He uses a square as a frame, in which he installs a petal leaf held in the frame by neurons.

正

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

first month of the lunar year

正

zhèng = zh + (e)ng4

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

正 = 一 + 止 : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

𠂉

Character component without intrinsic meaning

𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.

Characters with 旋 as component

璇

璿

xuán = xu + an2

variant of 璇[xuan2]

璇 = 旋 + 王 : Xu Xian (xu) is cooking jade (璇) in the Anchor Wat's kitchen (an2). While cooking the jade he is stirring the jade so fiercely that he creates a whirlwind (旋). The whirlwind gets stronger and stronger until it is out of control and sweeps Martin Luther King (王) out of the kitchen.

璇

xuán = xu + an2

(jade)