蟠螭纹

蟠螭紋
pánchīwén

coiled dragon pattern found on ancient bronzes and jades

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 蟠 pán to coil
2 螭 chī
  1. dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry)
  2. variant of 魑 chī
3 纹 wén
  1. line
  2. trace
  3. mark
  4. pattern
  5. grain (of wood etc)