chán ㄔㄢˊ cin4 HSK 7-9

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 缠 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 别缠我了! Stop bugging me!
  • 汤姆看来难缠。 Tom seems tough.
  • 护士轻柔地给我的头缠上绷带。 The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.
  • 為什麼我們糾纏細枝末節而不進入正題呢? Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
  • 她是一個非常嬌小的女孩,但她真的自己抱著中音薩克斯。不過,我忍不住想像這個東西纏繞包裹住她,並像蟒蛇般的吞噬她。 She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.

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