| 旋乾转坤 | [ xuán qián zhuǎn kūn ] lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering, a radical change |
| 旋渊 | [ xuán yuān ] abyss |
| 旋涡 | [ xuán wō ] spiral, whirlpool, eddy, vortex |
| 旋涡星系 | [ xuán wō xīng xì ] spiral galaxy |
| 旋涡星云 | [ xuán wō xīng yún ] spiral nebula |
| 旋涡状 | [ xuán wō zhuàng ] spiral-shaped |
| 旋绕 | [ xuán raò ] to curl up, to wind around |
| 旋转 | [ xuán zhuǎn ] to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to whirl |
| 旋转力 | [ xuán zhuǎn lì ] turning force, torque |
| 旋转台 | [ xuán zhuǎn taí ] rotating platform, luggage carousel |
| 旋转指标 | [ xuán zhuǎn zhǐ ] winding number |
| 旋转曲面 | [ xuán zhuǎn qū miàn ] a surface of revolution (math.) |
| 旋转木马 | [ xuán zhuǎn mù mǎ ] merry-go-round, carousel |
| 旋转极 | [ xuán zhuǎn jí ] pole of rotation |
| 旋转烤肉 | [ xuán zhuǎn kaǒ roù ] döner kebab |
| 旋转球 | [ xuán zhuǎn qiú ] spin ball |
| 旋转行李传送带 | [ xuán zhuǎn xíng li chuán sòng daì ] luggage conveyor belt, carousel |
| 旋转角 | [ xuán zhuǎn ] angle of rotation |
| 旋转角速度 | [ xuán zhuǎn sù dù ] rotational angular velocity |
| 旋转轴 | [ xuán zhuǎn zhoú ] axis of rotation |
| 旋转运动 | [ xuán zhuǎn yùn dòng ] rotation, rotary motion |
| 旋钮 | [ xuán niǔ ] knob (e.g. handle or radio button) |
| 旋闸 | [ xuán zhá ] rotor sluice gate |
| 旋风 | [ xuàn fēng ] whirlwind, tornado |
| 旋风脚 | [ xuàn fēng ] whirlwind kick (martial arts) |
| 旋子 | [ xuàn zi ] large metal plate for making bean curd, metal pot for warming wine |
| 旋工 | [ xuàn gōng ] lathe operator, spinning wheel worker |
| 旋床 | [ xuàn chuáng ] lathe |
| 旋木 | [ xuàn mù ] wood turning, woodwork lathe |
| ⇒ 凯旋 | [ kaǐ xuán ] to return in triumph, to return victorious |
| ⇒ 凯旋门 | [ kaǐ xuán mén ] triumphal arch |
| ⇒ 包柔氏螺旋体 | [ baō roú shì luó xuán tǐ ] Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria |
| ⇒ 包氏螺旋体 | [ baō shì luó xuán tǐ ] Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria |
| ⇒ 反气旋 | [ fǎn qì xuán ] anticyclone |
| ⇒ 回旋余地 | [ huí xuán yú dì ] leeway, latitude, room for freedom of action |
| ⇒ 土耳其旋转烤肉 | [ tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kaǒ roù ] Turkish döner kebab |
| ⇒ 天旋地转 | [ tiān xuán dì zhuàn ] the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning, fig. huge changes in the world |
| ⇒ 幽门螺旋杆菌 | [ yoū mén luó xuán gǎn jūn ] Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) |
| ⇒ 幽门螺旋菌 | [ yoū mén luó xuán jūn ] Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium) |
| ⇒ 打旋儿 | [ dǎ xuán ] erhua variant of 打旋[da3 xuan2] |
| ⇒ 气旋 | [ qì xuán ] cyclone |
| ⇒ 涡旋 | [ wō xuán ] eddy, vortex |
| ⇒ 准稳旋涡结构 | [ zhǔn wěn xuán wō jié goù ] quasi-stationary spiral structure QSSS (astrophysics) |
| ⇒ 环极涡旋 | [ huán jí wō xuán ] circumpolar vortex |
| ⇒ 皮划艇激流回旋 | [ pí huá tǐng jī liú huí xuán ] canoe-kayak slalom |
| ⇒ 盘旋 | [ pán xuán ] to spiral, to circle, to go around, to hover, to orbit |
| ⇒ 盘旋曲折 | [ pán xuán qū zhé ] lit. windy and circuitous, difficult (idiom) |
| ⇒ 祸不旋踵 | [ huò bù xuán zhǒng ] trouble is never far away (idiom) |
| ⇒ 红翅旋壁雀 | [ hóng chì xuán bì què ] (bird species of China) wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) |
| ⇒ 蜗旋 | [ wō xuán ] to spiral |
| ⇒ 螺旋千斤顶 | [ luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng ] screw jack |
| ⇒ 螺旋桨 | [ luó xuán jiǎng ] propeller |
| ⇒ 螺旋钳 | [ luó xuán qián ] wrench |
| ⇒ 螺旋体 | [ luó xuán tǐ ] Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria, spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis |
| ⇒ 螺旋面 | [ luó xuán miàn ] fusilli (pasta) |
| ⇒ 轴旋转 | [ zhoú xuán zhuǎn ] to rotate about an axis, axis of rotation (math.) |
| ⇒ 回旋 | [ huí xuán ] to turn around, maneuvering room, leeway |
| ⇒ 钩端螺旋体病 | [ goū duān luó xuán tǐ bìng ] leptospirosis |
| ⇒ 锈红腹旋木雀 | [ xiù hóng fù xuán mù què ] (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) |
| ⇒ 发旋 | [ fà xuán ] hair whorl |
| ⇒ 黑旋风 | [ heī xuàn fēng ] Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion |