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缠

纏
chán
verb HSK 7 #3,144

Meanings

  1. 1 to wind around
  2. 2 to wrap
  3. 3 to tangle
  4. 4 to pester

Examples

绳子缠在一起了。
Shéngzi chán zài yīqǐ le.
The ropes got tangled together.
小孩子总是缠着妈妈。
Xiǎo háizi zǒngshì chánzhe māma.
The little kid always pesters his mom.
她把丝带缠在手上。
Tā bǎ sīdài chán zài shǒu shàng.
She wound the ribbon around her hand.

Tips

usage
缠 has both physical (to wind/wrap) and figurative (to pester/nag) meanings. 缠着 + person = pestering someone.
memory
The 纟 (silk) radical hints at wrapping thread around something — the core meaning of winding/tangling.

Stroke Order

缠 chán