涡 (wō): Whirlpool — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 涡

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 涡

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

涡

氵water

呙crooked

涡=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 涡

涡 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 涡

Common word with 涡

One common HSK word with 涡 is 旋涡, meaning "Vortex / whirlpool".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

nǐ你

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hé何

bì避

miǎn免

bèi被

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氵water

+呙crooked

Water (氵) swirls like a snail shell (呙) — a whirlpool or vortex.

xuán旋

wō涡

Vortex / whirlpool

卷

rù入

zhè这

chǎng场

shāng商

yè业

jìng竞

zhēng争

de的

xuán旋

wō涡

？

How do you avoid being drawn into this vortex of business competition?

hé河

shuǐ水

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

xíng形

chéng成

le了

yí一

gè个

dà大

xuán漩

wō涡

。

The river forms a big whirlpool here

wō涡

liú流

zài在

diàn电

cí磁

lú炉

zhōng中

chǎn产

shēng生

rè热

liàng量

。

Eddy currents generate heat in induction cookers

zhè这

jià架

fēi飞

jī机

shǐ使

yòng用

le了

xiān先

jìn进

de的

wō涡

lún轮

fā发

dòng动

jī机

。

This aircraft uses advanced turbine engines

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