| 蜷 | [ quán ] to curl up (like a scroll), to huddle, Melania libertina, wriggle (as a worm) |
| 蜷伏 | [ quán fú ] to curl up, to lie with knees drawn up, to huddle up |
| 蜷局 | [ quán jú ] to curl up, to coil |
| 蜷曲 | [ quán qū ] twisted, coiled, curled |
| 蜷縮 | [ quán suō ] to curl up, to huddle, to cower, cringing |
| 蜷缩 | [ quán suō ] to curl up, to huddle, to cower, cringing |
| 蜷臥 | [ quán wò ] to curl up, to lie curled up |
| 蜷卧 | [ quán wò ] to curl up, to lie curled up |
| ⇒ 進道若蜷 | [ jìn daò ruò quán ] entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3], the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chap. 14), progress in the Dao can seem illusory |
| ⇒ 进道若蜷 | [ jìn daò ruò quán ] entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3], the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chap. 14), progress in the Dao can seem illusory |