缠 - chán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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缠 (纏)

chán

Definition

to wind around
to wrap round
to coil
tangle
to involve
to bother
to annoy

Character Decomposition

Related words (26)

缠头

chán tóu

embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband

缠夹

chán jiā

to annoy; to bother; to harass

缠手

chán shǒu

troublesome; hard to deal with

缠扰

chán rǎo

to harass; to disturb

缠结

chán jié

to coil around; knot; to entangle

缠绕

chán rào

twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

缠络

chán luò

to wind around; to twist and turn (of road or river)

缠绵

chán mián

touching (emotions); lingering (illness)

foot binding

(of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb; to preoccupy sb; difficult to get rid of

vine; twining stem

sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)

缠绵不已

chán mián bù yǐ

to cling without letting go; to pester without end; to cling lovingly to each other

缠夹二先生

chán jiā èr xiān sheng

annoying muddle-headed person who gabbles unintelligibly

交缠

jiāo chán

to intertwine; to intermingle

厮缠

sī chán

to tangle with; to get involved; to pester

牵缠

qiān chán

to involve; to entangle sb

to twine; to coil

to stick closely to; cloying

纠缠

jiū chán

to be in a tangle; to nag

胡缠

hú chán

to pester; to involve sb unreasonably

蛮缠

mán chán

to pester; to bother endlessly

难缠

nán chán

(usu. of people) difficult; demanding; troublesome; unreasonable; hard to deal with

to pester

(coll.) to pester; to harass

纠缠不清

jiū chán bù qīng

hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel

Idioms (4)

缠夹不清

chán jiā bù qīng

to muddle things together (idiom); to bother sb with annoying muddle-headed talk

缠绵悱恻

chán mián fěi cè

(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental

胡搅蛮缠

hú jiǎo mán chán

to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker

腰缠万贯

yāo chán wàn guàn

(lit.) ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money; extremely wealthy; loaded

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