懂中文 Dong Chinese

旋

xuán, xuàn

revolve

Depicts a foot (止) maneuvering underneath a flag (㫃), conveying the meaning "revolve". The 止 component was later reanalyzed as 疋.

Components
㫃 iconic component

㫃  Iconic component

yǎn

  

flags flying

疋 iconic component

疋  Iconic component

pǐ, shū, yǎ

  

foot

Originally 止, which depicts a foot. Later reanalyzed as 正 and eventually into 疋.

Evolution

旋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
旋 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
旋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
旋 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
旋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

旋  

xuán

revolve, move in orbit; return; to revolve; a loop; a circle

旋  

xuàn

to whirl; immediately; variant of 鏇|镟[xuàn]

Most common words with 旋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

旋转

to rotate

旋律

melody

旋

a loop

螺旋

spiral

盘旋

to spiral

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

璇 漩

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

璇 漩 镟