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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
旋律 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
旋律 ＝ 旋 ＋ 律
ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ · xuánlǜ
noun — melody, tune (the line of pitches a piece of music follows)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

旋to turn, to circle (旋轉)xuán
律pitch, rhythm (音律)lǜ
旋律，旋轉的旋，音律的律。
關 · Related
旋轉xuánzhuǎnto spin — the same 旋, of turning round曲調qǔdiàotune — a near-twin for the shape of a melody