wō​xuán

vortex

swirl Simplified

A mouth  made of water 

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
Meaning component
guō, wāi, hé chat

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

xuán revolve

An army  marching under a flag 

Components

Meaning component
fāng, fang square
Meaning component
pǐ, shū, yǎ foot

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjwens-ɢʷenturn around; return
zjwenHs-ɢʷen-swhorl of hair on the head
Zhengzhangsɢʷan
sɢʷans
Unicodeziuɛn

說文解字

周旋,旌旗之指麾也。从㫃从疋。疋,足也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

swirl Traditional

A mouth  made of water 

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
Meaning component
chat

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkloːl
qloːl
Unicodeguɑ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang