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周旋

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Chinese

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encircle; circuit; complete
encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful
 
 lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve
trad. (周旋/週旋) 周/週 旋
simp. (周旋) 周 旋
alternative forms 周還／周还

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 周 旋
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 章 (23) 邪 (17)
Final (韻) 尤 (136) 仙 (78)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 職流切 似宣切
Baxter tsyuw zjwen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡ɕɨu/ /ziuᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡ɕiu/ /zʷiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡ɕiəu/ /zjuæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/cuw/ /zwian/
Li
Rong 		/t͡ɕiu/ /ziuɛn/
Wang
Li 		/t͡ɕĭəu/ /zĭwɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/ /zi̯wɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		zhōu xuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		zau1 cyun4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 周 旋
Reading # 1/2 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		zhōu xuán
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tsyuw › ‹ zjwen ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tiw/ /*s-ɢʷen/
English Zhōu (dynasty and place) turn around; return

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 周 旋
Reading # 1/1 1/2
No. 17531 14043
Phonetic
component 		周 旋
Rime
group 		幽 元
Rime
subdivision 		2 1
Corresponding
MC rime 		周 旋
Old
Chinese 		/*tjɯw/ /*sɢʷan/
Notes 甲金文象田間稼密，
爲稠初文

Verb

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周旋

  1. to move in a circular motion; to circle
  2. to mix with (people from a certain social circle); to socialize
  3. to deal with; to cope with; to contend

Synonyms

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  • (to move in a circular motion):
  • (to socialize):

Derived terms

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