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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- wan3
- English meanings
- variant of 挽[wan3], to draw (a cart), to lament the dead
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 免.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
免 is identified as the sound component (miǎn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 挽.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
myriad
ball
graceful; tactful
pay
bent
regret; sigh
late
bay; bend
play; have fun
measure word (containers)
wrist
winding (in 蜿蜒)
stubborn; naughty
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 挽回
- 挽救