Definition
涡 (guō) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'whirlpool' or 'eddy'. It cannot stand alone as a word; you'll find it as the second element in compounds like 漩涡 (xuánguō, whirlpool) or as the first element in 涡流 (guōliú, eddy current). Note that the more common pronunciation for this character is wō, but in this row it is given as guō, which appears in some place names and technical terms.
b.f.
whirlpooleddy (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Héshuǐ xíngchéng le yí gè dà xuán guō.The river formed a big whirlpool.
- 。Kēxuéjiā zài yánjiū guō liú de yùndòng.Scientists are studying the movement of eddy currents.
- 。Zhège xuán guō de xíngzhuàng hěn qíguài.The shape of this whirlpool is very strange.
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