蟠螭紋
pán​chī​wén

panchi pattern

  • created reference approved 蟠螭纹/蟠螭紋 → 螭 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟠螭纹 / 蟠螭紋 pán​chī​wén

    螭 chī

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 蟠螭纹/蟠螭紋 · pán​chī​wén · panchi pattern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蟠螭纹 / 蟠螭紋

    pán​chī​wén

    panchi pattern

    Decorative carved patterns of winding, hornless dragons, common on ancient Chinese bronzes and pillars from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

    蟠 (literal) → 蟠 · pán · to coil 螭 (literal) → 螭 · chī · hornless dragon 纹 (literal) → 纹/紋 · wén · pattern

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

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