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蜷
quán
1. to curl up (like a scroll)
2. to huddle
3. Melania libertina
4. wriggle (as a worm)
Common • Top 16% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蜷
quán
to curl one's body; to wriggle like a worm
14 丶

Compound Words (6)

蜷伏
quánfú
to curl up
蜷局
quánjú
to curl up
蜷曲
quánqū
twisted
蜷缩
quánsuō
to curl up
蜷卧
quánwò
to curl up
进道若蜷
jìndàoruòquán
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi [[老子]], the Book of Dao [[道德经]], Chap. 14)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,672
Word Frequency Rank
13,288 of 84,292