CHINESE CHARACTER

缠 (chán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chán

to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy

HSK 7-913 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

纟

Primary radical

纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 缠.

㢆

Phonetic component

㢆 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 13

Write 缠 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 缠

缠chán

HSK 7-9 · to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother

缠绕chánrào

HSK 7-9 · twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

纠缠jiūchán

HSK 7-9 · to be in a tangle; to nag

Examples using 缠

纠缠

为什么我们纠缠细枝末节而不进入正题呢？

Wèi shén me wǒ men jiū chán xì zhī mò jié ér bú jìn rù zhèng tí ne？

Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?

FAQ

What does 缠 (chán) mean in Chinese?

to wrap, to entangle; to involve; to bother, to annoy

How do you write 缠 in stroke order?

缠 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 缠?

纟 is the radical in 缠. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 缠?

缠 (chán): to wind around; to wrap round; to coil; tangle; to involve; to bother; 缠绕 (chánrào): twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother; 纠缠 (jiūchán): to be in a tangle; to nag.