涡 (guō) — whirlpool; eddy (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'whirlpool / eddy' that only appears as part of compounds like 漩涡 (xuánwō, whirlpool) and 涡流 (wōliú, eddy current). It has no standalone use — always pair it with 旋 or 流.
bound form
whirlpooleddy (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Hé shuǐ xíng chéng le yí gè dà xuán guō.The river formed a big whirlpool.
- 。Kē xué jiā zài yán jiū guō liú de yùn dòng.Scientists are studying the movement of eddy currents.
- 。Zhè ge xuán guō de xíng zhuàng hěn qí guài.The shape of this whirlpool is very strange.
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