涡 Stroke Order — How to Write 涡

Stroke Order

涡 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

涡 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵呙

涡 is an ideographic compound. A mouth 呙 made of water 氵.

Radical: 氵 + 7 more strokes

涡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

wō
guō

Meanings of 涡 in Chinese

wō涡

A rotating current of water forming a depression in the center; a whirlpool or eddy.

水面上形成了一个巨大的旋涡。

A huge whirlpool formed on the surface of the water.

Vortex-like; used to describe features such as dimples (酒涡) or components like a turbine (涡轮机).

她的脸颊上有一对可爱的酒涡。

She has a pair of cute dimples on her cheeks.

guō涡

Guo River: A river originating in Henan Province, China, and flowing into Anhui Province.

涡河水流清澈，两岸风光宜人。

The water of the Guo River is clear, and the scenery along its banks is pleasant.

An eddy or vortex (this pronunciation is non-standard for this meaning, which is typically wō).

他看见江水中有一个巨大的涡形旋涡。

He saw a huge eddy-shaped vortex in the river.

Common Words and Phrases with 涡

wō涡chóng虫

A turbellarian worm, which is a type of flatworm with cilia, a ventral mouth, and a tubular pharynx, typically living in running water.

涡虫以其卓越的再生能力而闻名，即使被切成碎片也能重新长出完整的个体。

Planarians are known for their remarkable regenerative abilities, capable of regrowing complete individuals even when cut into pieces.

wō涡guǎn管

A vortex tube is a tubular surface formed by all vortex lines that pass through a small closed curve.

科学家们正在研究流体中涡管的形成和演变过程

Scientists are studying the formation and evolution processes of vortex tubes in fluids.

wō涡liú流

An eddy or a vortex; a current of fluid moving contrary to the main current, especially in a circular motion.

为了减少能量损耗，变压器的铁芯通常采用层压结构来抑制涡流。

To reduce energy loss, transformer cores usually adopt a laminated structure to suppress eddy currents.

wō涡lún轮

A rotary mechanical device that extracts energy from a fluid flow and converts it into useful work.

这辆车的自动变速器中包含一个液压联结器，其内部的涡轮负责将动力传递到驱动轴。

The automatic transmission of this car contains a hydraulic coupling, and its internal turbine is responsible for transmitting power to the drive shaft.