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quán

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quán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
quán | quan2
English translation
to curl one's body; to wriggle like a worm

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About quán

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

quán

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

To curl up  juǎn like a worm  chóng ; juǎn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of quán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

虫卷

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Example sentences using quán

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Lěng 身子 shēn zi 蜷缩 quán suō 起来 qǐlai .

He shrunk with cold.

zài jiē 平板车 píng bǎn chē shǎng quán zuò 一团 wàng zhāo 夜空 yè kōng .

He curls up in a flatcar and watches the sky.

zhǐ māo quán zhāo 弯弯 Wān wān de 尾巴 wěiba , yòng 舌头 shétou 舔着嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo ,贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo de liū xià Lóu .

The cat goes furtively downstairs, winding her lithe tail and licking her lips.

tǎng zài chuáng shǎng , quán suō 成一 tuán .

He lay huddled up in bed.

de tuǐ 蜷缩 quán suō zài 身下 jiù xiàng 胎儿 tāi ér de 姿势 zīshì 一样 yīyàng

His legs were curled beneath him in a foetal position.

Words with quán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蜷缩 quán suō to curl up蜷縮
quán to huddle quán
蜷曲 quán qū twisted蜷曲 quán qū
蜷伏 quán fú to curl up蜷伏 quán fú
蜷卧 quán wò to curl up蜷臥

quán Decomposition & Compounds

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