缠 (纏) chán

  1. chán verb to wrap; to wind around; to tie; to bind
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 裹绕 or 围绕; for example, 缠足 'bound feet' (CCD '缠' 1, p. 210; FE '纏' 1, p. 1075; Guoyu '纏' v 1; Mathews 1931 '纏', p. 18; Unihan '纏'; XHZD '缠' 1, p. 75)
  2. chán verb to disturb; to annoy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 搅扰 or 骚扰 (CCD '缠' 2, p. 210; FE '纏' 2, p. 1075; Guoyu '纏' v 2; XHZD '缠' 2, p. 75)
  3. chán verb to deal with; to cope; to handle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 应付 or 对付 (CCD '缠' 3, p. 210; FE '纏' 4, p. 1075; Guoyu '纏' v 3; Mathews 1931 '纏', p. 18)
  4. chán proper noun Chan
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '纏' n)
  5. chán verb to entangle
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: paryavasthāna, Japanese: ten, Tibetan: kun nas dkris pa; leading to mental afflictions (BCSD '纏', p. 942; DJBT '纏', p. 423; Edgerton 1953 'paryavasthāna', p. 334; FGDB '纏'; Mahāvyutpatti 'paryupasthānam'; SH '纏', p. 484)

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