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CHINESE CHARACTER

wān

弯

弯

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bent

Numbered pinyin
wan1
English meanings
to bend, bent, a bend, a turn (in the road etc), CL:道[dao4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 亦; bottom 弓.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱亦弓

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    lù路shì是wān弯de的。

    The road is curved.

  2. 02

    wān弯xià下yāo腰。

    Bend down.

  3. 03

    wān弯yī一wān弯。

    Bend it.

  4. 04

    wān弯yuè月。

    A crescent moon.

  5. 05

    bié别bǎ把chǐzi尺子nòng弄wān弯。

    Don't bend the ruler.

  6. 06

    guǎiwān拐弯。

    Turn the corner.

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