(wǎn)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to pull

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wǎn
Meaning
to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌免

In this compound, the meaning comes from (hand); 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

10 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.

wǎnhuí
HSK 7-9

to retrieve; to redeem

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wǎnjiù
HSK 7-9

to save

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wǎn

pulling power (of draft animals)

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to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis

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wǎnliú

to urge to stay

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