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宛 (wǎn): Seem — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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宛 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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宛=宀roof+夗to bend, curl

Under a roof (宀), something curved or winding (夗) appears — meaning winding or as if.

4.

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5.

Related Words: 宛

Common words and phrases that contain 宛.

宛丘

wǎn qiū

Wanqiu (an ancient place name)

宛如

wǎn rú

just like, as if

宛然

wǎn rán

as if, seemingly

宛转

wǎn zhuǎn

mild and indirect; tactful

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 宛 is used in context

tā他
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
wǎn宛
zhuǎn转
，
cóng从
bù不
zhí直
jiē接
pī批
píng评
bié别
rén人
。

He speaks very tactfully and never criticizes others directly.

tā她
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
wǎn宛
zhuǎn转
，
cóng从
bù不
hú湖
miàn面
píng平
jìng静
，
wǎn宛
rú如
yī一
miàn面
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
de的
jǐng景
sè色
wǎn宛
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
wǎn宛
rán然
yì一
fú

Information

Pinyinwǎn
Meaningseem
Strokes8
Radical宀
Traditional宛
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2528
Zhuyinㄨㄢˇ
UnicodeU+5B9B
CangjieJNIU
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zhí直
jiē接
pī批
píng评
bié别
rén人
。

She speaks very tactfully and never criticizes others directly.

jù巨
dà大
de的
jìng镜
zi子
。

The lake is calm, just like a huge mirror.

rán然
zài在
mù目
，
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
dòng动
。

The scenery depicted in this painting seems to be right before one's eyes, very vivid.

幅
měi美
lì丽
de的
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
。

The scenery here is just like a beautiful landscape painting.

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wán完wǎn皖wān豌wǎn挽wān湾wǎn碗
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "宀".

chen宸sāo臊wán完chǒng宠huàn宦yín寅
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