wān yán

蜿蜒 (wān yán) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a snake) to wriggle along
  2. 2(of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind

Characters in 蜿蜒

蜿wān · used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]蜒yán · slug

Related words

蜿used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]蚰蜒house centipede蚰蜒路lit. centipede's path蜒slug蜒蚰(dialect) a slug蜗蜒snail

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