纠缠

纠

糾

jiu̅

缠

纏

chán

to be in a tangle / to nag

Characters and words in 纠缠

纠

糺

jiu̅ = ji + ou1

old variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]

纠 = 丩 + 纟 : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to investigate (纠) all the silk worms (纟) in front of the outhouse (ou1), so she gathers them together (纠) on a roast fork (丩).

纠

糾

jiu̅ = ji + ou1

to gather together / to investigate / to entangle / to correct

纠 = 丩 + 纟 : Joan of Arc (ji) wants to investigate (纠) all the silk worms (纟) in front of the outhouse (ou1), so she gathers them together (纠) on a roast fork (丩).

缠

纏

chán = ch + an2

to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy

缠 = 纟 + 广 + 里 : Just as Charlie Chaplin (ch) entered the anthill (an2) he gets entangled (缠) into a mass of parachuting (广) silk worms (纟) which throw sunflowers (里) at him. Charlie Chaplin thinks that the silk worms are quite annoying (缠).