自转 meaning in English
(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
Traditional 自轉14 strokes
Meaning of 自转
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zìzhuàn
- (of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis
自转 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
地球为什么会自转呀？
Why does the Earth spin?
地球每二十四小时就会绕轴自转一周。
The earth revolves on its axis once every 24 hours.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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转 zhuǎn · to turn · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 自转.
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 大自然 | dàzìrán | nature (the natural world) |
| 自然 | zìrán | nature; natural |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 各自 | gèzì | each; respective |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself |
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform |
Questions about 自转
What does 自转 mean?
自转 (zìzhuàn) means "(of a celestial body) to rotate on its own axis".
How do you write 自转?
自转 is made of 2 characters: 自 (6 strokes), 转 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
How is 自转 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 自转 is written 自轉.