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绕膝承欢

Word definition:

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Pīnyīn
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to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *绕* | 绕* | *绕
9画
entwine; wind around; surround
2511
VMJPU
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *膝* | 膝* | *膝
15画
knee
7423.2
BDOE
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *承* | 承* | *承
8画
inherit, receive; succeed
1723.2
NNQO
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *欢* | 欢* | *欢
6画
happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy
7748
ENO

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绕* | 绕* | *绕
to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绕* | 绕* | *绕
variant of 繞|绕, to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour
(children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膝* | 膝* | *膝
old variant of
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *膝* | 膝* | *膝
knee
  
  Chéng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *承* | 承* | *承
surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
  
  chéng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *承* | 承* | *承
to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive
  
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)
   
   huān
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
variant of 歡|欢
   
   huān
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
joyous / happy / pleased
   
   huān
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
hubbub / clamor / variant of 歡|欢
   
   huān
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *欢* | 欢* | *欢
a breed of horse / variant of 歡|欢