xuán = xu + an2
to revolve / a loop / a circle
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xuàn = xu + an4
to whirl / immediately / variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]
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How to pronounce 旋

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

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+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

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= xu initial

Xu is for Xu Xian.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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旋 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
fāng = 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
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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first month of the lunar year
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straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
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Characters with 旋 as component

xuán = xu + an2
(jade)
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xuán = xu + an2
variant of 璇[xuan2]
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xuán = xu + an2
whirlpool / eddy / also pr. [xuan4]
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Words with 旋

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to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl
melody
to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit

Sentences with 旋

旋 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xuán / xuàn

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