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湾
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bay

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
wān
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Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 彎 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (灣)
氵 water (drops)+ 彎 curved =
灣 bay
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
彎 Phonetic component
curved
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Simplified (湾)
氵 water (drops)+ 弯 curve =
湾 bay
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
弯 Phonetic component
wān curve
bend, curve
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Chinese
湾 / 灣 [wān]
bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)
Japanese
湾 わん 同音
nounn-suf bay; gulf; inlet
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
川は山から下って湾に注いでいる。
The river descends from the mountains to the bay below.
CHINESE WORDS (91)
台湾 [Tái​wān] #14,855
variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tái​wān]
海湾 [Hǎi​wān] #6,511
(Persian) Gulf
港湾 [gǎng​wān] #19,477
natural harbor
墨西哥湾 [Mò​xī​gē​Wān] #28,430
Gulf of Mexico
关塔那摩湾 [Guān​tǎ​nà​mó​Wān] #30,399
Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)
东京湾 [Dōng​jīng​Wān] #33,649
Tokyo Bay
台湾省 [Tái​wān​shěng] #21,836
Taiwan province (PRC term)
台湾海峡 [Tái​wān​Hǎi​xiá] #22,198
Taiwan Strait
北部湾 [Běi​bù​Wān] #59,082
Gulf of Tonkin
荔湾区 [Lì​wān​qū] #27,372
Liwan district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng​zhōu​shì], Guangdong
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 台湾 [たいわん] #20,715
Taiwan
KOREAN WORDS (2)
대만
Taiwan
항만
port; harbor