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Character · VerbTraditional縈

surround; wind around; encircle

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to surround; to encircle; to wind around

literary

Literary register. Often used to describe physical encircling (mountains, mist) or abstract emotional entanglement (thoughts, dreams).

Suǒ琐
shì事
yíng萦
shēn身
 ，
shǐ使
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
ān安
xīn心
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Trivial matters entangled him, making it impossible to concentrate on work.

Qīng青
shān山
yíng萦
huí回
 ，
yún云
wù雾
liáo缭
rào绕
 。

Green mountains wound around, shrouded in mist and clouds.

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Duō多
nián年
lái来
 ，
gù故
xiāng乡
de的
jǐng景
xiàng象
yī一
zhí直
yíng萦
huái怀
nán难
wàng忘
 。

For many years, the scenery of my hometown has lingered in my mind, unforgettable.

hún魂
qiān牵
mèng梦
yíng萦

to miss someone deeply even in dreams; to yearn for something day and night (idiom)