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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 旋涡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
旋涡 xuán wō - spiral
- whirlpool
- eddy
- vortex

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 42,289 32,057 33,846

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
旋 xuán- to revolve
- a loop
- a circle
旋 xuàn- to whirl
- immediately
- variant of 鏇|镟[xuan4]
涡 guō- name of a river
涡 wō- eddy
- whirlpool

Other Words Containing 旋涡

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
旋涡 - 9 42,289 32,057 33,846