蟠 = 虫 + 番

蟠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “coil”. It is built from 虫 (insects) and 番 (to take turns).

Keyword: coil
Pinyin (Mandarin): pán
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: катушка

Decomposition

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虫 insects
番 to take turns

How to find 蟠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insects” + “to take turns”. 蟠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蟠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.