Advertisements

Making Chinese characters easy to write.

Sister Sites

Five Elements Test

About•Privacy Policy•Terms of Service

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

DICTIONARY

Chinese Dictionary
Pinyin Index
Radical Index
Character Components
HSK Dictionary
Character Compare

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

TOOLS

Worksheet Generator
Worksheet Library
Pinyin Converter
Chinese Name Generator
Zodiac Calculator
HSK Level Checker
Flashcards
Dictation Practice

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

LEARN

Learning Center
Blog
Chinese Stroke Rules
Chinese Idioms
Chinese Poetry
Pro Membership ✨

© 2026 Hanzi Stroke. All rights reserved.

Made with♥for Chinese learners.

漩涡 (xuán wō): Meaning, Examples & Usage

By CharacterBrowse all characters A-Z

By PinyinSearch by pronunciation

By RadicalFind by radical component

By ComponentsLearn meaning and sound clues

HSK ListsAll HSK versions overview

HSK 2.0

Learn & Practice

Worksheet GeneratorCreate practice sheets for free

Learning Essentials

Home
漩涡

漩涡 (xuán wō): Whirlpool (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

1.

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 漩涡.

Stroke order animation for 漩涡

62 learners have practiced this word

Practice writing 漩涡 (xuán wō) with a free printable worksheet

Download WorksheetDownload

HSK 3.0

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7-9

Worksheet LibraryHSK, Top 100 & themed PDFs

Dictation PracticeListen and write HSK characters

Flashcard ReviewSRS review for HSK and custom decks

HSK Level CheckerCheck HSK level of any text

Pinyin ConverterConvert Chinese to Pinyin

My Learning

Learning DashboardTrack your writing progress

My VocabularyReview saved words and lists

Fun & Culture

Name GeneratorCreate your Chinese name

8 Basic Strokes GuideHot

Foundation of all characters

Pinyin Tones Guide

4 tones with audio examples

Chinese Handwriting Guide

Daily practice routine

HSK 3.0 Complete GuideNew

New exam format explained

HSK 1 Common Mistakes

Avoid beginner errors

Topics & Culture

Chinese Numbers 1-1000

Count like a native

Time & Dates Guide

Tell time in Chinese

Family Members Guide

30+ family terms

2026 Fire Horse YearHot

Zodiac meaning & luck

Top 100 Characters

Most frequent, free PDF

View All Blog Posts

2.

Character Breakdown

漩涡 consists of 2 characters.

eddy, whirlpool

whirlpool, eddy

Advertisements

Word Info

Pinyinxuán wō

Meaningwhirlpool, vortex

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

Word漩涡

Advertisements

Zodiac CalculatorFind your zodiac animal

3.

Example Sentences with 漩涡

Hé河

zhōng中

jiān间

yǒu有

yī一

gè个

dà大

xuán漩

wō涡

。

There is a big whirlpool in the middle of the river.

Chuán船

chà差

diǎn点

bèi被

xuán漩

wō涡

juǎn卷

jìn进

qù去

Tā他

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

yú舆

lùn论

de的

xuán漩

wō涡

。

The boat was almost sucked into the whirlpool.

zhōng

中

。

He got caught in a vortex of public opinion.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 漩涡.

Words with 涡

旋涡xuán wōHSK 7-9
涡轮wō lún