宛 (wǎn): surname Wan, winding, as if
宛 (wǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “winding.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 夗 (phonetic). It ranks #3253 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宛 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 家 (jiā, home, family), 室 (shì, room), 客 (kè, guest, customer).
Definitions
- surname Wan
- winding
- as if
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立陶宛proper-noun | lì táo wǎn | Lithuania |
| 宛如verb | wǎn rú | to be just like |
| 立陶宛人noun | lì táo wǎn rén | Lithuanian (person) |
| 宛若verb | wǎn ruò | to be just like |
| 宛城区 | wǎn chéng qū | Wancheng, a district of Nanyang City 南陽市|南阳市, Henan |
| 大宛 | dà yuān | ancient state of central Asia |
| 宛然 | wǎn rán | as if |
| 宛转adjective | wǎn zhuǎn | sinuous |
| 宛城 | wǎn chéng | see 宛城區|宛城区 |
| 委宛 | wěi wǎn | variant of 委婉 |
宛 appears in 10 compound words: 60 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
陈宛婷 摄 运河古建,是千年运河留给山东的宝贵遗产,也是新时代文化传承的重要载体。
chén wǎn tíng shè yùn hé gǔ jiàn , shì qiān nián yùn hé liú gěi shān dōng de bǎo guì yí chǎn , yě shì xīn shí dài wén huà chuán chéng de chóng yào zài tǐ .
Photo by Chen Wanting. The ancient canal architecture is a precious legacy left to Shandong by the millennia-old canal, and it also serves as an important vehicle for cultural preservation in the new era.
文化节期间,宛平城全域将化身沉浸式文化体验空间。
wén huà jié qī jiān , wǎn píng chéng quán yù jiāng huà shēn chén jìn shì wén huà tǐ yàn kōng jiān .
During the cultural festival, the entire Wanping City area will be transformed into an immersive cultural experience space.
立陶宛率先加入,随后爱沙尼亚批准 FSD 在公共道路上运行。
lì táo wǎn lǜ xiān jiā rù , suí hòu ài shā ní yà pī zhǔn F S D zài gōng gòng dào lù shàng yùn xíng .
Lithuania was the first to join, and Estonia subsequently approved the operation of FSD on public roads.
配乐如暗涌漫过全场,6名舞者在宛若幽暗殿堂的舞台布景间翩跹腾挪。
pèi lè rú àn yǒng màn guò quán chǎng , 6 míng wǔ zhě zài wǎn ruò yōu àn diàn táng de wǔ tái bù jǐng jiān 翩 跹 téng nuó .
The music swept over the audience like a hidden current, and the six dancers glided and moved gracefully amid the stage set, which resembled a dimly lit hall.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
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