(wǎn)

HSK 7-911 strokes

graceful

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wǎn
Meaning
graceful; tactful
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女宛

In this compound, the meaning comes from (woman); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wěiwǎn
HSK 7-9

tactful; euphemistic; (of voice etc) suave; soft

Open 委婉 page →
āiwǎn

(esp. of poetry, music) melancholy; sad and moving

Open 哀婉 page →
wǎn

variant of 宛如[wan3 ru2]

Open 婉如 page →
wǎn

to tactfully decline

Open 婉拒 page →
wǎnyuē

graceful and subdued (style)

Open 婉约 page →
wǎnzhuǎn

(voice, music) suave

Open 婉转 page →
wēnwǎn

sweet-tempered

Open 温婉 page →

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