common
noun
technical

Meaning of

涡 means vortex; eddy; whirlpool. Pronounced wō.

  • vortex; eddy; whirlpool

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shuǐ
miàn
shàng
chū
xiàn
le
xiǎo
xuán
 

A small vortex appeared on the water surface.

pái
shuǐ
shí
huì
xíng
chéng
xuán
 

A vortex will form when the washing machine drains water.

Lún
chuán
de
luó
xuán
jiǎng
jiǎo
dòng
shuǐ
miàn
chǎn
shēng
xuán
 

The ship's propeller stirs the water surface to create a vortex.

Zhè
ge
xuán
piāo
de
luò
dōu
juǎn
jìn
le
 

This vortex sucked all the floating fallen leaves into it.

xiàng
xué
zhōng
yán
jiū
xuán
de
xíng
chéng
zhì
 

Meteorologists study the formation mechanism of atmospheric vortices.