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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chan2
- English meanings
- to wind around, to wrap round, to coil, tangle, to involve, to bother, to annoy
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 㢆.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.
㢆 is identified as the sound component (chán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 缠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
produce
to take by the arm and assist
support by arm; mix
murmuring
Zen; meditation
spade
explain
tremble
greedy
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 纠缠