旋转木马

旋

xuán

转

轉

zhuǎn

木

mù

马

馬

mǎ

merry-go-round / carousel

Characters and words in 旋转木马

旋

xuán = xu + an2

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

xuán

转

轉

zhuǎn

to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl

转

轉

zhuǎi = zhu + ai3

see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]

转

轉

zhuǎn = zhu + an3

to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content)

转 = 专 + 车 : In anthill, Julian Giant Squid drives a car to transfer a drink from the bar to the scientist's table.

转

轉

zhuàn = zhu + an4

to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.