Keyword
to wrap
- to entangle
- to involve
- to bother
- to annoy
- Frequency
- #2208
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
chán
Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 㢆 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
缠
to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; to annoy
纠缠
to be in a tangle; to nag
缠身
(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one
缠绕
twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
缠绵
touching (emotions); lingering (illness)
难缠
(usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with
缠足
foot-binding
胡搅蛮缠
(idiom) to pester endlessly
死缠烂打
(coll.) to pester; to harass
腰缠万贯
lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money; extremely wealthy; loaded
盘缠
to twine; to coil
交缠
to intertwine; to intermingle
纠缠不清
hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel
缠扰
to harass; to disturb
缠结
to coil around; knot; to entangle
缠绵悱恻
(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental
缠头
embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband