蟠虬纹
pán​qiú​wén

dragon-coil pattern

  • created reference approved 蟠虬纹/蟠虯紋 → 虬/虯 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟠虬纹 / 蟠虯紋 pán​qiú​wén

    虬 / 虯 qiú

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 蟠虬纹/蟠虯紋 · pán​qiú​wén · dragon-coil pattern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟠虬纹 / 蟠虯紋

    pán​qiú​wén

    dragon-coil pattern

    An ornamental pattern found on ancient Chinese bronzes, pillars, and other artifacts, depicting a coiled or writhing dragon (traditionally a small horned dragon)

    蟠 (bound) → 蟠 · pán · to coil 虬 (bound) → 虬/虯 · qiú · horned dragon 纹 (literal) → 纹/紋 · wén · pattern

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense