tuān

Meaning of

湍 means rapid; torrential; turbulent (of water); rapid stream; torrent. Pronounced t u ā n.

  • rapid; torrential; turbulent (of water)
  • rapid stream; torrent

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Zhè
de
liú
fēi
cháng
tuān
 

The river current here is very rapid.

Tuān
liú
shì
zhǒng
de
liú
yùn
dòng
 

Turbulent flow is a complex type of fluid motion.

Chuán
zhī
zài
tuān
de
shuǐ
liú
zhōng
jiān
nán
qián
xíng
 

The boat struggled to move forward in the turbulent current.

Bào
guò
hòu
 
shān
jiàn
de
shuǐ
biàn
de
wài
tuān
 

After the rainstorm, the water in the mountain stream became exceptionally rapid.

men
yào
yán
jiū
zhè
zhǒng
tuān
liú
de
yǐng
xiǎng
 

We need to study the impact of this turbulent airflow.