洄 Stroke Order

洄 [huí] 动 1. 水回旋而流。 [En.] Water whirls while flowing. 2. 上水，逆流。 [En.] Sail against the current: "溯～从之，道阻且长" (Tracing back against the current, the path is obstructed and long). 【本义】: 逆流而上 [En.] The original meaning: sail against the current. 【造字法】: 会意。从水回，回亦声。 [En.] Morphological analysis: a combination of characters, indicating water flowing back; '回' also indicates sound. 同本义 ([En.] sail against the current) 追溯往昔 ([En.] trace back to) 水回旋而流 ([En.] whirl) 名 1. 回旋的水，作圆周运动的水流。 [En.] Eddy: water in a circular motion. 2. 湖名。 [En.] Hui Lake: located in Xiangyang, Hubei Province. 引 1. 《说文》：洄，溯洄也。 [Translation] "Shuōwén": '洄' means to trace back. 2. 《尔雅·释水》：逆流而上曰泝洄。 [Translation] "Éryǎ": going against the current is called '泝洄'. 3. 《诗·秦风·蒹葭》：溯洄从之，道阻且长。 [Translation] "Book of Songs": Tracing back, the pathway is obstructed and long. 4. 李白《送别》：浔阳五溪水，沿洄直入巫山里。 [Translation] Li Bai’s "Farewell": Xunyang's five streams flow back straight into Wushan. 【例】 又如: 洄沿(洄，逆流而上;沿，顺流而下);洄游(同回游) [En.] Examples: 洄沿 (sailing against the current; along the current); 洄游 (returning via the current). 3. 水回旋而流 ([En.] whirl). 如: 洄洄 (describing a rolling water flow; vague and confusing); 洄洑 (the appearance of swirling water flow); 洄沍 (water flow blocked and swirling); 洄汩 (swift swirling water flow); 洄纠 (the twisting of swirling water flow).