蜷

quán

verb #24,011

Meanings

1 to curl up
2 to huddle
3 to coil

Characters

to curl up; to coil

Examples

猫蜷在沙发上睡觉。

Māo quán zài shāfā shàng shuìjiào.

The cat is curled up on the sofa sleeping.

她冷得把身子蜷成一团。

Tā lěng de bǎ shēnzi quán chéng yī tuán.

She was so cold that she curled herself into a ball.

Tips

memory

蜷 has the insect radical 虫 (chóng) on the left, evoking how insects or worms curl up. The right side 卷 (juǎn, to roll) also hints at the meaning.

Stroke Order

蜷 quán