Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "绻", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "绻", and master the standard way of writing the character "绻".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 绻
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "绻" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
绻
quǎn
(verb)
1. Same as the original meaning: crook.
[En.] crook.
Example: 如: 绻领 (翻领) - "crooked collar (turn-down collar)"
2. Contract or shrink.
[En.] contract.
Reference: 《淮南子》: 兵横行天下而无所绻,威服四方而无所诎 - "Armies move across the world without being restrained, commanding authority in all directions without bending."
3. 缱绻. To be tightly bound together, not to separate. It extends to mean fondness.
[En.] think fondly of.
Examples:
如: 绻怀 (想念) - "miss";
绻结 (缱绻. 情意缠绵) - "entwined; romantic sentiments";
绻缱 (缱绻. 感情深切,难舍难分) - "attached; deep emotions that are hard to part with";
绻恋 (眷恋. 爱恋不舍) - "longing; love that cannot be let go."