Meaning
to bother; wind around; wrap round; coil; involve; annoy
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chan” becomes a different word in each tone. 缠 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 缠绕chán ràotwisting; to twine; to wind; to pester
- 纠缠jiū chánto be in a tangle; to nag
- 缠手chán shǒutroublesome; hard to deal with
- 缠头chán tóuembroidered headband used as decoration by actors or in Hui ethnic group; to reward an actor with brocade headband
- 缠身chán shēn(of an illness, debt etc) to plague one; to bog one down; to preoccupy one
Example Sentence
风筝线缠在了树枝上，怎么也解不开。Fēng zheng xiàn chán zài le shù zhī shàng, zěn me yě jiě bu kāi.The kite string got tangled in the branches and could not be undone.
风筝Fēng zhengkite线xiànthread缠chánto wind around在zàiat了le(completed action)树枝shù zhībranch上shàngon，怎么zěn mehow也yěalso解jiěto divide不bunot开kāito open (transitive or int。