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wān

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wān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wān | wan1
English translation
bend
bent
CL: dào [dào]
bend, curve, turn

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About wān

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

wān

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Like  a bow  gōng

Etymology of wān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亦弓

Explanation

Simplified form of wān . Phonosemantic compound. gōng represents the meaning and luán represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wān

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yīn shòu ér téng wān xià le shēn .

He doubled up with the pain of the bolw.

wān shēn shè de 手套 shǒutào .

He bent down to pick up his gloves.

de Xīn Chē 转弯 zhuǎn wān 性能 xìngnéng hěn bàng .

My new car corners beautifully.

zhǐ māo quán zhāo 弯弯 Wān wān de 尾巴 wěiba , yòng 舌头 shétou 舔着嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo ,贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo de liū xià Lóu .

The cat goes furtively downstairs, winding her lithe tail and licking her lips.

懒洋洋 lǎn yāng yāng 地弯 xià yāo jiǎn le 起来 qǐlai , Huán gěi le .

I picked it up with a weary bend and handed it back to her.

Words with wān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wān bent wān
转弯 zhuǎn wān to turn轉彎
弯曲 wān qū to bend彎曲
弯腰 wān yāo to stoop彎腰
拐弯 guǎiwān to go round a curve拐彎
拐弯抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo to equivocate拐彎抹角
急转弯 jí zhuǎn wān to make a sudden turn急轉彎
弯路 wān lù winding road彎路
臂弯 bì wān crook of the arm臂彎
弯弯 Wān wān Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist彎彎
弯道 wān dào winding road彎道
走弯路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route走彎路
遛弯 liù wān to go for a stroll遛彎
弯弯曲曲 wān wān qū qū curved彎彎曲曲
绕弯子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour繞彎子
弯子 wān zi bend彎子
转弯抹角 zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo to equivocate轉彎抹角
遛弯儿 liù wān r to go for a stroll遛彎兒
绕弯 rào wān to go for a walk around繞彎
曲里拐弯 qū lǐ guǎi wān winding and turning (idiom)曲裡拐彎
拐弯儿 guǎi wān r to go round a curve拐彎兒
绕弯儿 rào wān r to go for a walk around繞彎兒

wān Decomposition & Compounds

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wān Decomposition

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wān Compounds

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