(pán) — (bound form) coiled, winding

Definition

A literary, bound-form word for something coiled or curling (almost always a dragon or snake). It appears as a set element in fixed compounds like 蟠龙, not used alone as a verb.

bound form
(bound form) coiledwinding

Examples

  • Zhè zuò jiàn zhù de zhù zi shàng diāo kè zhe pán lóng.
    Coiled dragons are carved on the pillars of this building.
  • Huà lǐ yǒu yì tiáo pán lóng.
    There is a coiled dragon in the painting.
  • Nà tiáo shé pán qǔ zài shù zhī shàng.
    That snake coiled on the branch.
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