弯(wān)

HSK 49 strokesTrad. 彎

to bend

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Character information

Pinyin
wān
Meaning
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc); CL:道[dao4]
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
彎

Origin & structure

Where 弯 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱亦弓

Like 亦 a bow 弓

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亦yì弓gōng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 彎: bow

How to write 弯 step by step

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

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Words with 弯

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

zhuǎn转wān弯
HSK 4

to turn

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wān弯qū曲
HSK 6

to bend

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jí急zhuǎn转wān弯
HSK 7-9

to make a sudden turn

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guǎi拐wān弯
HSK 7-9

to go round a curve

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zǒu走wān弯lù路
HSK 7-9

to take an indirect route

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wān弯zǐ子

bend; turn; curve

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wān弯wān弯

Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist

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wān弯zhé折

to bend

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