wān

bend, curve

HSK 5 #1662

DEFINITIONS

  • bend, curve
  • to bend
  • bent
  • a bend
  • a turn (in the road etc)
  • CL:道[dao4]

STROKES

弯 stroke order diagram
弯 stroke order animation

WORDS

guǎi wān to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
zhuǎn wān to turn; to go around a corner
曲 wān qū to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
腰 wān yāo to stoop
抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
急转 jí zhuǎn wān to make a sudden turn
bì wān crook of the arm
道 wān dào winding road; road curve
子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
路 wān lù winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
wān wān Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
曲曲 wān wān qū qū curved; meandering; zigzagging
liù wān (dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll
子 wān zi bend; turn; curve
路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
儿 rào wān r to go for a walk around; fig. to speak in a roundabout way
U形转 u xíng zhuǎn wān U-turn
存水 cún shuǐ wān trap (plumbing); U-bend
嘴滨鹬 wān zuǐ bīn yù (bird species of China) curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
折 wān zhé to bend
曲度 wān qū dù camber; curvature
曲空间 wān qū kōng jiān curved space
月形透镜 wān yuè xíng tòu jìng meniscus lens
液面 wān yè miàn meniscus (physics)
男 wān nán gay guy
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