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螺旋

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Chinese

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aquatic snail lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve
simp. and trad.
(螺旋)
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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (37) (17)
Final () (95) (78)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter lwa zjwen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/luɑ/ /ziuᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun
/luɑ/ /zʷiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen
/luɑ/ /zjuæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lwa/ /zwian/
Li
Rong
/luɑ/ /ziuɛn/
Wang
Li
/luɑ/ /zĭwɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/luɑ/ /zi̯wɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
luó xuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lo4 cyun4

Noun

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螺旋

  1. helix; spiral
  2. (mechanics) screw

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (螺旋):
  • Japanese: ()(せん) (rasen)
  • Korean: 나선(螺旋) (naseon)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
せん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology 1

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First appears in texts from the early 1800s.[1] Ultimately from 螺旋 (MC lwa zjwen). Compare modern Min Nan reading lêr-soân.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(せん) (rasen

  1. a helix, a spiral
  2. a screw
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of 螺旋 – see the following entry.
螺子ねじ
[noun] a screw
[noun] a spring or coil that can be wound, such as that of a clock
[noun] (figurative) marbles (sanity)
Alternative spellings
捻子, 捩子, ネジ
(This term, 螺旋, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN