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crooked

HSK 10
luán
レン
つ.る、ひ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (攣)
hand+ tie together =
crooked
Meaning component
shǒu hand
Phonetic component
luán tie together
(ancient form) chaos
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Simplified (挛)
likewise+ hand =
tangled
likewise
also, too
Meaning component
shǒu hand
hand
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [luán]
twisted; bent; crooked; cramped
Japanese
手萎 てなえ 同音
noun archaic arm disability; someone with disabled arms
Example Sentences