蟠 (pán): to coil
蟠 (pán) is a Chinese character meaning “to coil.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 虫 (semantic) and 番 (phonetic). It ranks #4392 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蟠 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 虫 (chóng, insect), 蛇 (shé, snake), 蛋 (dàn, egg).
Definitions
- to coil
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蟠桃noun | pán táo | flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach) |
| 蟠根错节 | pán gēn cuò jié | variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节 |
| 蟠尾丝虫症 | pán wěi sī chóng zhèng | "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial para... |
| 蟠尾丝虫 | pán wěi sī chóng | Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common c... |
| 蟠据 | pán jù | variant of 盤踞|盘踞 |
| 蟠石 | pán shí | variant of 磐石 |
| 虎踞龙蟠 | hǔ jù lóng pán | lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom) |
| 蟠龙 | pán lóng | coiled dragon |
| 蟠曲adjective | pán qū | variant of 盤曲|盘曲 |
| 蟠踞 | pán jù | variant of 盤踞|盘踞 |
蟠 appears in 10 compound words: 90 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
资料图：中秋节，一场非遗鱼灯巡游在上海蟠龙天地上演。
zī liào tú : zhōng qiū jié , yī chǎng fēi yí yú dēng xún yóu zài shàng hǎi pán lóng tiān dì shàng yǎn .
File photo: A parade featuring fish-shaped lanterns, a form of intangible cultural heritage, took place at Panlong Tiandi in Shanghai during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
水蜜桃、油桃、黄桃、蟠桃……不同的桃口感风味各异，让夏季充满了桃香。
shuǐ mì táo , yóu táo , huáng táo , pán táo bù tóng de táo kǒu gǎn fēng wèi gè yì , ràng xià jì chōng mǎn le táo xiāng .
Peaches, nectarines, yellow peaches, and Pan peaches… Each variety has its own unique texture and flavor, filling the summer air with the sweet scent of peaches.
山东省级非遗代表性项目蟠龙梆子代表性传承人韩克是剧团“当家人”。
shān dōng shěng jí fēi yí dài biǎo xìng xiàng mù pán lóng 梆 zǐ dài biǎo xìng chuán chéng rén hán kè shì jù tuán dāng jiā rén .
Han Ke, a representative inheritor of “Panlong Bangzi”—a Shandong provincial-level intangible cultural heritage item—is the “head” of the theater troupe.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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