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蜷
蜷
quan2
 
- to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)
 
| strokes | 
14 | 
| radical | 
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| strokes after radical | 
8 | 
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进道若蜷
進道若蜷
jin4 dao4 ruo4 quan2
 
- entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory
 
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蜷伏
蜷伏
quan2 fu2
 
- to curl up; to lie with knees drawn up; to huddle up
 
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蜷局
蜷局
quan2 ju2
 
- to curl up; to coil
 
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蜷曲
蜷曲
quan2 qu1
 
- twisted; coiled; curled
 
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蜷缩
蜷縮
quan2 suo1
 
- to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
 
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蜷卧
蜷臥
quan2 wo4
 
- to curl up; to lie curled up