Ideographic: Swirling 旋 water 氵; 旋 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for xuán:

  • - whirlpool
  • - eddy
  • - also pr. [xuan4]whirlpool
  • - eddy
  • - vortex
  • - (fig.) maelstromeddy
  • - whirlpool