Chinese Character Dictionary

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Stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, romanization, words and explanations for ""

Basic information
Strokes: 12 Radical: 氵 Structure: 左右结构 繁体:
Pinyin: wān Zhuyin: ㄨㄢ Yueping: waan1 Guangdong: wan1
Minnan: oan、òan Chaozhou: uêng1 Tang:
Stroke order:
Words:台湾柳湾江湾河湾海湾港湾湾回湾头湾曲湾泊湾流湾浦东京湾南泥湾台湾猴台湾省渤海湾转湾抹角
Idioms:一湾死水七湾八扭七湾八拐转湾抹角
Xiehouyu:南泥湾开荒----自给自足
English meaning: bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream
Detailed explanations by pronunciation
Pinyin 1: wān
Zhuyin: ㄨㄢ
(形声。从水,弯声。本义:河水弯曲处)
同本义 湾,水曲也。——《广韵》<br>潮来汹涌,水浸湾环。——《西游记》
又如:河湾;湾矶(弯曲水流中的石头);湾湾(水边湾曲处);湾头(水湾);湾埼(弯曲的水岸);湾澳(弯曲的水边);湾回(河水弯曲处);湾浦(水流弯曲的水滨);湾曲(水湾曲折处);湾山角络(偏僻的地方)
海湾 。如:渤海湾;墨西哥湾
村庄 。如:毛家湾
系泊,在水湾处停泊 就桥下湾住船,上岸独步。——明·冯梦龙《喻世明言》
又如:把船湾在那边
用于水或水面,相当于“处” 一湾斜照水,三版顺风船。——唐·钱起《江行无题一百首》