緾 (chán) - To bind, tie, wrap, entangle & to pester, bother

緾Tone 2

chán ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

緾 · chán

To bind, tie, wrap, entangle;

to pester, bother;

to deal with, handle;

to be obsessed with.

To bind, tie, wrap, entangleto pester, botherto deal with, handle

Usage highlights

to entangleto pester someonecomplicated problemto wrap aroundobsessed withto deal with trouble

Synonyms

  • 缠— to wind, coil, tangle (simplified/common form)
  • 绕— to wind around, coil
  • 缚— to bind, tie up

Antonyms

  • 解— to untie, loosen, solve
  • 放— to release, let go
  • 松— to loosen, relax

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The thread is tangled (緾在一起).
  • He kept pestering me (他一直緾着我).
  • She is obsessed with that idea (她緾着那个想法不放).
  • This problem is complicated to deal with (这个问题很緾手).

Collocations

  • to entangle(緾绕)
  • to pester someone(緾着某人)
  • complicated problem(緾手的问题)
  • to wrap around(緾住)
  • obsessed with(緾着不放)
  • to deal with trouble(緾事)

Idioms

  • Deeply entangled and hard to separate(緾绵悱恻)
  • Winding and continuous(緾绵不断)
  • Hard to shake off(死緾烂打)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines the silk radical (糸) with the character 廛 (marketplace), suggesting the entanglement of goods or affairs in a market.
  • In Chinese culture, 'entanglement' can refer to both physical binding and emotional attachment or persistent trouble.
  • The concept appears in Buddhist contexts referring to worldly attachments that bind one to suffering.

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