抡

lūn

to swing; to brandish

Character

Strokes: 7
Radical: 扌 — hand
Made of: 扌 hand 仑 logical reasons, logical order
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

他抡起铁锤砸向废旧机器，动作虽然粗犷，却很有节奏。 Tā lūn qǐ tiěchuí zá xiàng fèijiù jīqì, dòngzuò suīrán cūguǎng, què hěn yǒu jiézòu. He swung the iron hammer at the old machine; his movements were rough but rhythmic.
孩子抡起小拳头，假装自己是大力士。 Háizi lūn qǐ xiǎo quántou, jiǎzhuāng zìjǐ shì dàlìshì. The child swung his little fists, pretending to be a strongman.
工人抡着大锤，把木桩一下一下打进地里。 Gōngrén lūn zhe dàchuí, bǎ mùzhuāng yíxià yíxià dǎ jìn dì lǐ. The worker swung a big sledgehammer, driving the wooden stake into the ground blow by blow.