an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi party 卍字饰,万字饰;纳粹党所用的曲十字标志(形式为顺时针方向)
语源
late 19th cent.: from Sanskrit svastika, from svasti 'well-being', from su 'good' + asti 'being'