幽 | yōu | remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces |
门 | mén | gate; door; CL:扇; gateway; doorway; CL:个; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology |
螺 | luó | spiral shell; snail; conch |
旋 | xuán | to revolve; a loop; a circle |
旋 | xuàn | to whirl; immediately; variant of 镟 |
杆 | gān | pole; CL:条,根 |
杆 | gǎn | stick; pole; lever; classifier for long objects such as guns |
菌 | jūn | germ; bacteria |
菌 | jùn | mold; mushroom |
螺旋 | luó xuán | spiral; helix; screw |
杆菌 | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) |