swastika

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swas·ti·ka /ˈswɒstɪkə $ ˈswɑː-/ noun [countable]  AVDa sign consisting of a cross with each end bent at 90º, used as a sign for the Nazi Party in Germany 卐字，万字符〔德国纳粹党的党徽〕

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swastika• On the gate were painted a Star of David, an equal sign, and a swastika.• To wear a swastika in 1981 was to say that something real was on the march again.• In 1981, you couldn't pass off wearing a swastika as a sick joke.• A symbol of lesser importance was the cross and its variants such as the star, wheel and swastika.• The facade was small but ingeniously worked; scrolls and biblical scenes appeared beside swastikas and rain patterns.• He was a skinhead, and had a line of swastikas tattooed around his neck.• With the exception of the flag with the swastika, I do not remember colors other than gray.• He wore a white ten-gallon hat and black cowboy boots decorated with swastikas and stars.Origin swastika (1800-1900) Sanskrit svastika, from svasti “being well, good luck”

swas·ti·ka nounChineseSyllable  

each a sign a consisting end with of Corpus cross

swastika
swas‧ti‧ka /ˈswɒstɪkə $ ˈswɑː-/ noun [countable]a sign consisting of a cross with each end bent at 90º, used as a sign for the Nazi Party in Germany

swas·tikaBrE /ˈswɒstɪkə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈswɑːstɪkə/ 🔊 nounan ancient symbol in the form of a cross with its ends bent at an angle of 90°, used in the 20th century as the symbol of the German Nazi party 万字符