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蜷
quán
to curl one's body; to wriggle like a worm
💡 Ideographic:
To curl up 卷 like a worm 虫; 卷 also provides the pronunciation
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⿰虫卷
i
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Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic:
A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
juǎn
卷
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
💡 Ideographic:
A curled up scroll 㔾
8 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 蜷 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜷
↗
quán
to curl up (like a scroll) / to huddle / Melania libertina / wriggle (as a worm)
quán
蜷
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to curl up (like a scroll) / to huddle / Melania libertina / wriggle (as a worm)
蜷伏
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quánfú
to curl up / to lie with knees drawn up / to huddle up
quánfú
蜷伏
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to curl up / to lie with knees drawn up / to huddle up
蜷局
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quánjú
to curl up / to coil
quánjú
蜷局
↗
to curl up / to coil
蜷曲
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quánqū
twisted / coiled / curled
quánqū
蜷曲
↗
twisted / coiled / curled
蜷缩
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quánsuō
to curl up / to huddle / to cower / cringing
quánsuō
蜷缩
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to curl up / to huddle / to cower / cringing
蜷卧
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quánwò
to curl up / to lie curled up
quánwò
蜷卧
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to curl up / to lie curled up
进道若蜷
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jìndàoruòquán
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi [[老子]], the Book of Dao [[道德经]], Chap. 14) / progress in the Dao can seem illusory
jìndàoruòquán
进道若蜷
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entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi [[老子]], the Book of Dao [[道德经]], Chap. 14) / progress in the Dao can seem illusory