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蜷
quán

creep like worm

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

To curl up 卷 like a worm 虫; 卷 also provides the pronunciation

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect
卷
卷 SoundMeaning component
juǎn, juàn curl, roll

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡron

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
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