蜿(wān)

14 strokes

used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]

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Character information

Pinyin
wān
Meaning
used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蜿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰虫宛

Crooked 宛 like an insect 虫; 宛 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

虫chóng宛wǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蜿 step by step

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

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Words with 蜿

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

wān蜿yán蜒

(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to w…

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Related characters

From 蜿’s common words

蜒

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