huán jí wō xuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
circumpolar vortex
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Original source entry:

環極渦旋 环极涡旋 [huan2 ji2 wo1 xuan2] /circumpolar vortex/

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Other forms in these source records: 環極渦旋

  • 环
    huán

    ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in

    Huán

    surname Huan

  • 极
    jí

    extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top

  • 涡
    guō

    name of a river

    wō

    eddy / whirlpool

  • 旋
    xuán

    to revolve / a loop / a circle

    xuàn

    to whirl / immediately

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