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涡

渦
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noun #29,551

Meanings

  1. 1 eddy
  2. 2 whirlpool
  3. 3 vortex

Examples

河水在大石头旁边形成了一个涡。
Héshuǐ zài dà shítou pángbiān xíngchéng le yī gè wō.
The river water formed an eddy next to the large rock.
飞机飞过后会留下气流涡。
Fēijī fēi guò hòu huì liú xià qìliú wō.
Aircraft leave behind vortices in their wake.

Tips

usage
涡 commonly appears in compound words: 旋涡 (xuánwō, whirlpool/spiral), 涡轮 (wōlún, turbine), 涡流 (wōliú, eddy current). The character has a water radical 氵 indicating its aquatic origin.

Stroke Order

涡 wō