HSK 6 · Verbs

旋转 xuánzhuǎn “to rotate” in Chinese

Traditional 旋轉

What 旋转 means

  1. to rotate
  2. to spin
  3. to revolve
  4. to whirl

How to say 旋转

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale旋xuán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale转zhuǎn3rd tone, dipping

旋转 in a sentence

  1. 地球绕着太阳旋转。

    Dìqiú rào zhe tàiyáng xuánzhuǎn.

    The Earth revolves around the Sun.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这家饭馆在楼顶，可以旋转。

    Zhè jiā fànguǎn zài lóudǐng, kěyǐ xuánzhuǎn.

    This restaurant is on the rooftop and it revolves.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 旋转 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 旋 (xuán) drawn as one shape
旋xuánto revolve

旋 is a single shape of 11 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 转 (zhuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
转zhuǎnto turn
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 专concentrated · zhuānSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 专 (zhuān) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhuǎn.

How to write 旋转

旋 11 strokes · 转 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

旋转 (xuánzhuǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 旋转 (xuánzhuǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 旋转

Words with 旋

盘旋pánxuán · to circle旋律xuánlǜ · melody

Words with 转

转zhuǎn · to turn转告zhuǎngào · to pass on转变zhuǎnbiàn · to change转达zhuǎndá · to pass on扭转niǔzhuǎn · to turn around转移zhuǎnyí · to transfer周转zhōuzhuǎn · turnover转让zhuǎnràng · to transfer (ownership)转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point

More words: Common Verbs

修建xiūjiàn · to build选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)悬挂xuánguà · to hang炫耀xuànyào · to show off削弱xuēruò · to weaken寻觅xúnmì · to seek掩盖yǎngài · to cover up掩护yǎnhù · to cover

FAQs

旋转 (xuánzhuǎn) means “to rotate” or “to spin”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xuánzhuǎn: xuán with a 2nd tone, then zhuǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 旋转 is written 旋轉. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuanzhuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 旋转 from the suggestions. Typing xuanzhuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
旋转 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.