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Character · VerbTraditional瀠

to wind around; to linger

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to wind around; to coil; to entwine

literary

Describes physical objects like vines, smoke, or ribbons wrapping around something. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

Qīng青
téng藤
yíng萦
rào绕
zhe着
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
shí石
zhù柱
 。

Green vines wind around the ancient stone pillars.

Shān山
jiān间
yún云
wù雾
yíng萦
huí回
 ，
wǎn宛
rú如
xiān仙
jìng境
 。

Mist hovers and swirls between the mountains like a fairyland.

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Tā她
de的
fà发
sī丝
yíng萦
zài在
zhǐ指
jiān尖
 。

Her hair strands coiled around her fingertips.

2.

verb

to occupy one's mind; to linger in one's thoughts

literary

Describes emotions, memories, or thoughts that persistently stay in one's mind. Often used with abstract nouns like 'emotion,' 'memory,' or 'melancholy.'

Sī思
xiāng乡
zhī之
qíng情
zhōng终
rì日
yíng萦
huái怀
 。

Homesickness occupied his mind all day long.

Nà那
duàn段
xuán旋
lǜ律
zhì至
jīn今
yíng萦
huí回
zài在
wǒ我
de的
nǎo脑
hǎi海
lǐ里
 。

That melody still lingers in my mind to this day.

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Kuì愧
jiù疚
gǎn感
yíng萦
rào绕
xīn心
tóu头
 ，
huī挥
zhī之
bù不
qù去
 。

A sense of guilt hovered in his heart and would not disperse.