袅袅上升 niǎoniǎoshàngshēng curling upwards; rising in spirals Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 袅 裊 niǎo reduplication to curl up (of smoke, sound, etc.) to curl upwards; to linger or waver in the air上升 shàngshēng verb to rise to move from a lower position to a higher position; to ascend