1. 蜷
  2. 縮

蜷

Previous (炙)Next (侏)
  • 3665th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蜷→
虫卷
2Radical
蜷→
虫insect二two丨line丷eight/divide八eight/divide乚second㇆N/A
3Graphical
蜷→
口丨𠂉二丨丷八乚㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

1. quán (quan2)to curl up (like a scroll) • to huddle • Melania libertina • wriggle (as a worm)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蜷 quán (quan2)The component 卷 is pronounced as 'juǎn' (juan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蜷 quán (quan2)The component 卷 is pronounced as 'juàn' (juan4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

蜷缩 (蜷縮)

Uncommon

蜷曲 

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縮

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Previous (粮)Next (罢)
  • 1302nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
縮→
糹宿
2Radical
縮→
糹silk宀roof亻human一one白white
3Graphical
縮→
㇛丶丶冖丶㇒丨一口一㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suō (suo1)to withdraw • to pull back • to contract • to shrink • to reduce • abbreviation • also pronounced [su4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 縮 suō (suo1)The component 宿 is pronounced as 'sù' (su4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

压缩 (壓縮)
收缩 (收縮)
浓缩 (濃縮)
缩小 (縮小)
缩水 (縮水)
缩短 (縮短)
萎缩 (萎縮)
蜷缩 (蜷縮)
退缩 (退縮)

Uncommon

伸缩 (伸縮)
压缩机 (壓縮機)
宫缩 (宮縮)
微缩 (微縮)
畏缩 (畏縮)
紧缩 (緊縮)
缩写 (縮寫)
缩影 (縮影)
缩成 (縮成)
缩减 (縮減)
龟缩 (龜縮)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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