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curved

HSK 10
wān
ワン
ひ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 䜌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (彎)
tie together+ bow =
curved
Phonetic component
luán tie together
(ancient form) chaos
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Meaning component
gōng bow
Simplified (弯)
likewise+ bow =
bend
Simplified component
likewise
also, too
Shorthand for the phonetic 䜌 component in the traditional character 彎.
Meaning component
gōng bow
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [wān]
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in the road etc); CL:道[dào]
Example Sentences