quán suō

Traditional: 蜷縮

蜷缩 (quán suō) is a Chinese word meaning “to curl up; to huddle; to cower”.

Meanings

  1. 1to curl up
  2. 2to huddle
  3. 3to cower
  4. 4cringing

Characters in 蜷缩

蜷quán · to curl up (like a scroll)缩suō · to withdraw

Related words

缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink退缩to shrink back; to cower缩to withdraw缩写abbreviation收缩to pull back浓缩to concentrate; to condense缩短to shorten; to reduce; to curtail萎缩to wither缩减to cut压缩to compress; compression畏缩to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil缩水to shrink (in the wash)

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