纏 (cin4 | chan2) : coil; pester

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纏

cin4

chan2

[1] coil; twine; wind; roll
[2] pester; harass; importune

Stroke count: 21

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

纏 / 缠

This word has been viewed 6810 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Apr 2012 05:25

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糾纏 gau2 cin4 jiu1 chan2 = tangle; get entangled; be worried by

纏腳 cin4 goek3 = bound feet; [slang] indicates submissiveness 粵

死纏爛打 sei2 cin4 laan6 daa2 = obsess

纏綿 cin4 min4 chan2 mian2 = tangled up; touching (emotions)

纏腰火丹 cin4 yiu1 fo2 daan1 chan2 yao1 huo3 dan1 = [TCM] girdling fire cinnabar (herpes zoster)

纏腰蛇丹 cin4 jiu1 se4 daan1 chan2 yao1 she2 dan1 = [TCM] girdling snake cinnabar

纏喉風 cin4 hau4 fung1 chan2 hou2 feng1 = [TCM] throat-entwining wind

黐纏 ci1 cin4 = clingy 粵

痴纏 ci1 cin4 = obsessed; possessive; clingy 粵

癡纏 ci1 cin4 = obsessed; possessive; clingy 粵
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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