周旋

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōuxuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ syun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiu-soân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōuxuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhousyuán
    • Wade–Giles: chou¹-hsüan²
    • Yale: jōu-sywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joushyuan
    • Palladius: чжоусюань (čžousjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau¹ syun⁴
    • Yale: jāu syùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ syn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ xun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ syːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiu-soân
    • Tâi-lô: tsiu-suân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciusoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² suan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu³³ suan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² suan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ suan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ suan²³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsyuw zjwen

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

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tiw  s-ɢʷen/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tjɯw  sɢʷan/

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

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

• (to move in a circular motion):

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• 包 (literary, or in compounds)
• 圍／围 (wéi)
• 圍繞／围绕
• 拱 (gǒng)
• 環抱／环抱 (huánbào)
• 環繞／环绕
• 盤旋／盘旋 (pánxuán)
• 迴旋／回旋 (huíxuán)

 

• (to socialize):

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• 交往 (jiāowǎng)
• 交插 (Hokkien)
• 交流 (jiāoliú)
• 交聊 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 交遊／交游 (jiāoyóu)
• 交際／交际 (jiāojì)
• 來去／来去 (Hakka, Huizhou, Northern Min, Min Nan, Wu)
• 來往／来往 (láiwǎng)
• 往來／往来 (wǎnglái)
• 往還／往还 (wǎnghuán) (literary)
• 應酬／应酬
• 打交道 (dǎ jiāodào)
• 溝通／沟通 (gōutōng)
• 社交 (shèjiāo)
• 行踏 (Hokkien)
• 走 (zǒu)
• 過往／过往 (guòwǎng)
• 過從／过从 (guòcóng) (literary)
• 酬酢 (chóuzuò) (literary)
• 鋪排／铺排 (Hokkien)

 

• (to contend): 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài), 比試／比试 (bǐshì), 較量／较量 (jiàoliàng), 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài)

Derived terms

• 假意周旋
• 周旋人
• 周旋到底
• 壇坫周旋／坛坫周旋
• 與君周旋／与君周旋