缠 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

缠 English definition

chán

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 駮
  • : to revile; to abuse;
  • : indecisive; irresolute;
  • : bore; cut; polish;
  • : gluttonous; greedy;
  • : beautiful; graceful;
  • : weak; feeble; lowly;
  • : cliff;
  • : market place;
  • : sandalwood (Santalum album), a Nepalese tree producing valuable fragrant oil; comet;
  • : cunning; artful;
  • : flow; trickle (of water);
  • : still (as of water); still water;
  • : Chanshui river in Henan;
  • : sound of water;
  • : cliff; peak;
  • : dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism);
  • : large ship;
  • : cicada;
  • : moon; (striped) toad;
  • : to slander; to defame; to misrepresent; to speak maliciously;
  • : course of stars; follow precedent;
  • : sharp instrument for digging;
  • : gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving;

Words containing 缠, by HSK level