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莞 (wǎn): To smile gently (in the literary word wan er) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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莞尔 • wǎn ěr • smiling gently; wearing a soft smile (literary)

wǎn莞

ěr尔

smiling gently; wearing a soft smile (literary)

莞尔一笑 • wǎn ěr yí xiào • to give a gentle smile; to smile mildly (literary)

wǎn莞

ěr尔

yí一

xiào笑

to give a gentle smile; to smile mildly (literary)

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

jiàn见

dào到

nà那

zhāng张

jiù旧

zhào照

piàn片

，

wǎn莞

ěr尔

ér而

xiào笑

。

Seeing that old photo, he smiled gently.

tā她

tīng听

jiàn见

hái孩

zi子

de的

huà话

，

bù

lǎo老

rén人

tīng听

wán完

zhè这

ge个

yǒu有

qù趣

de

Information

Pinyinwǎn

Meaningto smile gently (in the literary word wan er)

Strokes10

Radical艹

Traditional—

Structure—

Frequency—

Zhuyin—

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Cangjie—

不

jīn禁

wǎn莞

ěr尔

yí一

xiào笑

。

Hearing the child's words, she couldn't help but smile.

的

gù故

shi事

，

bù不

jué觉

wǎn莞

ěr尔

。

After hearing this interesting story, the old man couldn't help but smile.

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Characters pronounced "wan".

皖wǎnAnhui province
豌wānpeas
挽wǎnto pull, to draw, to lament
湾wāna bend in a river; a bay or gulf
完wánto finish; [+ verb indicates completion]
宛wǎnseem, as if, crooked

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Characters with radical "艹".

茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting
芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny

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