懂中文 Dong Chinese

攣

luán

tangled

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.

Components
手 meaning component

手  Meaning component

shǒu

  

hand

䜌 sound component

䜌  Sound component

luán

  

tie together

Evolution

攣 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
攣 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
攣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
攣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
攣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

挛 (攣) 

luán

tangled; entwined; crooked; twisted; bent; cramped

Most common words with 攣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

痉挛

to jerk

挛

bent

热痉挛

heat cramps