Meaning of 缠
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chán
- to wind around
- to wrap round
- to coil
- tangle
- to involve
- to bother
- to annoy
缠 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆看来难缠。
Tom seems tough.
别缠我了!
Stop bugging me!
为什么我们纠缠细枝末节而不进入正题呢？
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
护士轻柔地给我的头缠上绷带。
The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.
Stroke order for each character
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缠 chán · to wind around · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 缠.
| 纠缠 | jiūchán | to be in a tangle; to nag |
| 难缠 | nánchán | (usu. of people) difficult; demanding |
| 缠身 | chánshēn | (of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one |
| 缠绕 | chánrào | twisting; to twine |
| 缠绵 | chánmián | touching (emotions); lingering (illness) |
| 纠缠不清 | jiūchánbùqīng | hopelessly muddled; impossible to unravel |
| 死缠烂打 | sǐchánlàndǎ | (coll.) to pester; to harass |
Questions about 缠
What does 缠 mean?
缠 (chán) means "to wind around; to wrap round" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 缠?
缠 is made of 1 character: 缠 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 缠 an HSK word?
Yes. 缠 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 缠 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 缠 is written 纏.