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缠 (traditional: 纏) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side, the silk radical 纟 (mì, derived from 糸), contributes the meaning of threads, textiles, and binding. The right side, 廛 (chán), originally referred to marketplaces or property, but here it is purely phonetic. The character originally denoted the physical action of winding, wrapping, or coiling a thread around an object. From this literal sense, it extended to figurative meanings: being entangled in a difficult situation, having one's time tied up, or pestering someone insistently (as if winding around them), much like a tangled web.
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他的腿被藤蔓缠住了。
这个小女孩总爱缠着妈妈讲故事。
问题很复杂，各种因素纠缠在一起。
别让过去的琐事纠缠你的内心。
他正努力从债务纠纷中摆脱出来。
这种线非常结实，适合用于缠绕包裹。
她手腕上缠绕着一条精致的手链。
历史的真相常常与传说和神话缠绕难分。
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