Chinese Character 湾 Meanings and components.

Form

湾

Meaning

湾 meaning[3] in English

Bay.

Gulf.

To Cast Anchor.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 湾 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and to bend (弯)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with EYCN

How to write 湾

To write湾wan1bay you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 弯wan1to bend arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 弯 = 湾

湾 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 湾 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 湾, looks as follow:

湾
Pinyin:wan1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Bay . Gulf . To Cast Anchor . To Moor (A Boat)
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
弯
Pinyin:wan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Bend . Bent . A Bend . A Turn (In The Road Etc) . Cl:道[Dao4]
亦
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Also
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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