藤蔓 téngwàn vine
How to remember 藤蔓: 藤 ivy + 蔓 vine = vine.
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How it is used
- The general word for a climbing vine/tendril - 藤蔓爬满了墙 (téngwàn pá mǎn le qiáng) vines covered the wall.
- Here 蔓 is read wàn (a plant's climbing stem), distinct from the màn in 蔓延 (to spread).
- Descriptive, common in gardening and nature writing.