REVOLVE    運轉轉

MOVE in CIRCLES.
TURN AROUNDGO AROUNDTURN AROUNDROTATESPIN
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for revolving, both externally induced and proceeding spontaneously or naturally, is zhuǎn 轉. 2. Xuán 旋 typically refers to things revolving because they are turned by someone or something. 3. Yùn 運 refers prototypically to heavenly bodies moving on revolving circular or near-circular trajectories. 4. Huí 回 refers prototypically to revolving focussing on the fact that what revolves returns intermittently to the same position.
Modern Chinese Criteria
運轉 運行 盤旋 回旋 縈回 縈行 回繞 打圈子 兜圈子 轉圈子 繞圈子 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • EVENT　REALITY that ARISES in TIME. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 153

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 10.15

    • Words (23 items)

    反  fǎn OC: panʔ MC: pi̯ɐn 10 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 轉/REVOLVE The current general word for revolving, both externally induced and proceeding spontaneously or naturally, is zhuǎn 轉.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVrevolving backwards, backwards
    • viactturn round, turn one's body round
    • vifigurativerevert to the original state of affairsCH
    • vt(oN)turn a contextually determinate thing round
    • vtoNturn over; turn round (one's hand etc.)
    • vtoNfigurative: turn the inverse wayCH
    • vtoNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003: invert (a procedure)
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe reversedCH
    轉  zhuǎn OC: tonʔ MC: ʈiɛn 9 Attributions

    The current general word for revolving, both externally induced and proceeding spontaneously or naturally, is zhuǎn 轉.

      Syntactic words
    • viprocessrevolve, turn round and round; billow
    • vt+prep+Ncausativecause to revolve
    • vtoNcausativeturn, roll and move, shunt back and forth; change
    • vtoNfigurativebe moved > be influenced
    • vtoNreflexive.身turn oneself, twist oneself
    運  yùn OC: ɢuns MC: ɦi̯un 9 Attributions

    Yùn 運 refers prototypically to heavenly bodies moving on revolving circular or near-circular trajectories.

      Syntactic words
    • nabprocessperiodic movement
    • vi0there is periodic movement or changeCH
    • vichangeto turn to somebody else for succour
    • viprocesscourse along on a revolving circular course (typically said of stars in the Heavens)
    • vt prep Nmove and revolve in NCH
    • vtoNpassivebe turned (in a place)
    • vttoN1.+N2causativecause (something or somebody N1) to revolve (in a certain place N2); to roll (something N1) (somewhere N2)
    展轉  zhǎn zhuǎn OC: tenʔ tonʔ MC: ʈiɛn ʈiɛn 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacttoss and turn, revolve; go in circles all over the place (> be passed on, continue to circulate)
    • VPtoNrevolve in, circle around in
    遶  rǎo OC: ŋɢjewʔ MC: ȵiɛu 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactrevolve, circumambulate, circle around
    • vtoNcircumambulate around; revolve around
    輪回  lún huí OC: ɡ-run ɢuul MC: lʷin ɦuo̝i 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocesstransmigrate from generation to generation
    • VPtoNbuddhistBUDDH: revolve in; transmigrate in
    回  huí OC: ɢuul MC: ɦuo̝i 4 Attributions

    Huí 回 refers prototypically to revolving focussing on the fact that what revolves returns intermittently to the same position.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNrevolving; whirling 回飆
    • viprocessrevolve, turn round and round
    • vtoNturn (the head); turn round (one's horses etc)
    • vtoNrevolveLZ
    旋  xuán OC: sɢlon MC: ziɛn 4 Attributions

    Xuán 旋 typically refers to things revolving because they are turned by someone or something.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNrevolving
    • viprocessrevolve[also; walk around][CA]
    • vtoNcausativeturn round (head etc)CH
    行  xíng OC: ɢraaŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabprocesscourse (of heavenly bodies)
    覆  fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)turn round the contextually determinate object
    • vtoNturn over (boats etc)
    扶搖  fú yáo OC: ba k-lew MC: bi̯o jiɛu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactwhirl up in flight
    運行  yùn xíng OC: ɢuns ɢraaŋ MC: ɦi̯un ɦɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocessfollow one's regular course
    抽身  chōu shēn OC: rlʰiw qhjin MC: ʈhɨu ɕin 1 Attribution
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 63

      The word also appears in BIANWEN

      BIANWEN, fasc. 2: 淨能承其帝命，抽身便起。

      BIANWEN, fasc. 4: 須達情地慞惶，抽身數步之外，遂屈帝子向前。

      Syntactic words
    • VPiactto turn round
    還  huán OC: ɡʷraan MC: ɦɣan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVfigurativeon the contrary turning in upon oneselfCH
    • viprocess
    盤旋  pán xuán OC: baan sɢlon MC: bʷɑn ziɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactpolite shuffling back and forth, polite going in circles
    • VPigo in circles, shuffle back and forth politely
    側  cè OC: skrɯɡ MC: ʈʂɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactturn round and round
    匝  zā OC: tsuub MC: tsəp 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessturn arund; revolve
    南  nán OC: noom MC: nəm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNturn round towards the south, turn southward
    回換  huí huàn OC: ɢuul ɢloons MC: ɦuo̝i ɦʷɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNfigurativebe tossed around; be twisted and turned (by circumstances)
    反側  fǎn cè MC: pjonX tsrik OC: panʔ skrɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativeto lurch, to fiddle aboutLZ
    動轉  dòng zhuǎn OC: dooŋʔ tonʔ MC: duŋ ʈiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurative(BUDDH:) revolve (in the cycle of life and death), (the mind) be continously in motion > be caught up in continuous thinking processes
    員員  yùn yuán OC: ɢuns ɢon MC: ɦi̯un ɦiɛn 0 Attributions

    revolve, turn around; cf. HDC 周轉也

      Syntactic words
    • VPiturn around, revolve
    斡  wò OC: qood MC: ʔʷɑt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessCHUCI: revolve