涡 wō whirlpool
whirlpool; eddy; swirl
怎么记住“涡”: 氵 water + 呙 crooked mouth = whirlpool. Below the waterfall the water twists into a crooked mouth that tugs at the kayak, and the guide shouts "Keep away from the whirlpool!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
涡 = 氵 water + 呙 crooked mouth
- 氵 water meaning
- 呙 crooked mouth sound
Below the waterfall the water twists into a crooked mouth that tugs at the kayak, and the guide shouts "Keep away from the whirlpool!"
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- A whirlpool/eddy/vortex: 漩涡/旋涡 (xuánwō) a whirlpool, also figurative: 卷入漩涡 (juǎnrù xuánwō) to be dragged into a vortex (of scandal/conflict).
- 涡轮 (wōlún) is a turbine; 酒涡 (jiǔwō) means a dimple.