缠

• 拼音: chán
• 汉字拆解: 缠 = 纟(thread) + 廛 (phonetic)

含义

To wind around; to entangle; to pester. To coil around something or to persistently bother someone.

Has physical meaning (缠绕, to wind/coil) and figurative meaning (缠住不放, to pester relentlessly; 纠缠, to be entangled in a difficult situation). Common in everyday speech and literary descriptions.

例句

1. 爬山虎的藤蔓紧紧缠绕在老墙上，年复一年地蔓延生长。
2. 这孩子缠着妈妈要买玩具，在商场里大哭大闹了将近半个小时。
3. 这桩官司将双方缠了整整三年，耗尽了大量的人力和财力。

用法指南

语境: everyday, nature, relationships, legal, literature

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 不要总是缠着别人问问题，学会独立思考才是关键。(Don't constantly pester others with questions — learning to think independently is the key.)
• 这条蛇将猎物牢牢缠住，直至猎物无力挣脱。(The snake coiled tightly around its prey until it was too weak to break free.)

错误说法

• 他缠了那个项目。(缠 does not mean 'to take on or complete a project'; use 承接了 or 负责了)

起源与历史

缠 = 纟(silk/thread) + 廛 (phonetic). The thread radical conveys wrapping and coiling.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal