Chinese Word: 蜷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蜷

Pinyin: quán

English Definition: to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)

Chinese Definition:
①身体弯曲：蜷伏。蜷卧。蜷缩。蜷作一团。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 虫

Ideographic: To curl up 卷 like a worm 虫; 卷 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 卷 [ juǎn ] book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll

Similar Characters: 倦踡

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蜷缩	quán suō	to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
蜷曲	quán qū	twisted; coiled; curled
蜷伏	quán fú	to curl up; to lie with knees drawn up; to huddle up
进道若蜷	jìn dào ruò quán	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
蜷局	quán jú	to curl up; to coil

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1		nǐ 你 de 的 bèi bù 背部 kě néng 可能 yǒu xiē 有些 quán zhe 蜷着。 Your back might be a bit hunched.
2		xiǎo māo 小猫 zài 在 shā fā 沙发 shàng 上 quán 蜷 zuò 作 yī tuán 一团 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The kitten was sleeping curled up on the sofa.
3		hái zi men 孩子们 quán zhe 蜷着 shēn zi 身子 shuì 睡 zài 在 wēn nuǎn 温暖 de 的 tǎn zi 毯子 lǐ 里。 The children cuddled up under the warm blankets.
4		nà 那 tiáo 条 shé 蛇 zài 在 shēn 深 cǎo 草 lǐ 里 bǎ 把 shēn zi 身子 quán 蜷 chéng 成 yī tuán 一团。 The snake curled up in the long grass.
5		tā 她 huái zhe 怀着 yàn wù 厌恶 hé 和 shēng qì 生气 zhuǎn shēn 转身 lí qù 离去。 wǒ 我 gān gà 尴尬 de 地 hóng 红 zhe liǎn 着脸 quán 蜷 zài 在 nà li 那里。 She turned away in disgust and anger; I cringed and flushed with embarrassment.

1		nǐ 你 de 的 bèi bù 背部 kě néng 可能 yǒu xiē 有些 quán zhe 蜷着。 Your back might be a bit hunched.
2		xiǎo māo 小猫 zài 在 shā fā 沙发 shàng 上 quán 蜷 zuò 作 yī tuán 一团 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The kitten was sleeping curled up on the sofa.
3		hái zi men 孩子们 quán zhe 蜷着 shēn zi 身子 shuì 睡 zài 在 wēn nuǎn 温暖 de 的 tǎn zi 毯子 lǐ 里。 The children cuddled up under the warm blankets.
4		nà 那 tiáo 条 shé 蛇 zài 在 shēn 深 cǎo 草 lǐ 里 bǎ 把 shēn zi 身子 quán 蜷 chéng 成 yī tuán 一团。 The snake curled up in the long grass.
5		tā 她 huái zhe 怀着 yàn wù 厌恶 hé 和 shēng qì 生气 zhuǎn shēn 转身 lí qù 离去。 wǒ 我 gān gà 尴尬 de 地 hóng 红 zhe liǎn 着脸 quán 蜷 zài 在 nà li 那里。 She turned away in disgust and anger; I cringed and flushed with embarrassment.