缠 chán
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 㢆 store, shop, living space
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缠绕
chánrào
to twine around; to be intertwined
Characters in this word
绕 rào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 电缆缠绕在支架上，检修人员必须先断电再处理。 Diànlǎn chánrào zài zhījià shàng, jiǎnxiū rényuán bìxū xiān duàndiàn zài chǔlǐ. The cables were wound around the bracket, so maintenance staff had to cut the power before dealing with them.
- 耳机线缠绕在一起，怎么也解不开。 Ěrjīxiàn chánrào zài yìqǐ, zěnme yě jiě bu kāi. The headphone cord was all tangled together and I couldn't undo it.
- 紫藤的枝条缠绕着凉亭的柱子，开满了花。 Zǐténg de zhītiáo chánrào zhe liángtíng de zhùzi, kāi mǎn le huā. Wisteria branches twine around the pavilion's pillars, covered in blossoms.
Related words
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 纠缠 jiūchán to entangle; to pester
- 绕 rào to go around; to wind around
- 围绕 wéirào to surround; to center on
- 环绕 huánrào to surround; to encircle
- 绕行 ràoxíng to make a detour; to go around
- 绕远儿 ràoyuǎnr to take a roundabout route; roundabout
- 抵 dǐ to withstand; to offset; to pledge
- 叼 diāo to hold in the mouth
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 递交 dìjiāo to submit; to hand in
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke