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缠
纏
chán
1. to wind around
2. to wrap round
3. to coil
4. tangle
5. to involve
6. to bother
7. to annoy
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

缠
chán
to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

麻缠
máchán
to pester
厮缠
sīchán
to tangle with
缠绵
chánmián
touching (emotions)
缠绕
chánrào
twisting
HSK 6
缠足
chánzú
foot binding
缠身
chánshēn
(of an illness, debt etc) to plague sb
缠头
chántóu
embroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group
胡缠
húchán
to pester
蛮缠
mánchán
to pester
难缠
nánchán
(usu. of people) difficult
交缠
jiāochán
to intertwine
牵缠
qiānchán
to involve
盘缠
pánchan
travel expenses
粘缠
niánchán
to stick closely to
纠缠
jiūchán
to be in a tangle
缠夹
chánjiā
to annoy
缠手
chánshǒu
troublesome
缠扰
chánrǎo
to harass
缠结
chánjié
to coil around
缠络
chánluò
to wind around

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,045
Word Frequency Rank
7,149 of 84,292

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