蟠(pán)

18 strokes

to coil

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Character information

Pinyin
pán
Meaning
to coil
Strokes
18
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蟠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫番

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 番 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

虫chóng番fān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蟠 step by step

18 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 蟠

Common words using 蟠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pán蟠jù据

variant of 盘踞

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pán蟠qǔ曲

variant of 盘曲

Open 蟠曲 page →
pán蟠táo桃

flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach); the peaches of immortality ke…

Open 蟠桃 page →
hǔ虎jù踞lóng龙pán蟠

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

Open 虎踞龙蟠 page →
pán蟠lóng龙

coiled dragon

Open 蟠龙 page →

Related characters

From 蟠’s common words

据曲桃虎踞龙

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