湾(wān)

HSK 612 strokesTrad. 灣

bay

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Character information

Pinyin
wān
Meaning
bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
灣

Origin & structure

Where 湾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵弯

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 弯 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ弯wān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 湾 step by step

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

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Words with 湾

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

hǎi海wān湾
HSK 6

(Persian) Gulf

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sān三wān湾

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan

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tái台wān湾

variant of 台湾

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mò墨wān湾

Gulf of Mexico

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qī七wān湾bā八guǎi拐

variant of 七弯八拐

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xià下lóng龙wān湾

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

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yà亚dīng丁wān湾

Gulf of Aden

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yà亚lóng龙wān湾

Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亚, Hainan

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From 湾’s common words

海三台墨七八拐下

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