ㄨㄢ

wān

bay

灣 is a 25 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as wān in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 湾 is used.

It is made up of the components 氵 (water) and 彎 (curve).

  • 灣
    ㄨㄢ

    wān

    bay

    • 氵
      ㄕㄨㄟ ˙

      shui

      water

    • 彎
      ㄨㄢ

      wān

      curve

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The water curves around the bay.
by Chris

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[When] the CURVEing waves of <bay> water go out, Laura smells the sulfur.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 灣

Definitions for 灣 pronounced as wān

  • bay
  • gulf
  • to cast anchor
  • to moor (a boat)

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Chinese Course

by Melidara ※ 207 characters

Vocabulary L4

by alee70 ※ 21 characters

Vocabulary L3

by alee70 ※ 24 characters

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