xuán​wō

maelstrom

xuán eddy

Swirling  water  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
xuán revolve

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɢʷan
sɢʷans

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

swirl Simplified

A mouth  made of water 

Components

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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