湾

wa̅n = w + an1

bay / gulf / to cast anchor / to moor (a boat)

湾 = 弯 + 氵 : Global warming has caused the anthill (an1) to lie directly at the sea. Bender (弯) uses a bottle (氵) as a boat and in front to the anthill, Willy Walrus (w) swims in the water and helps to moore (湾) the bottle.

湾 character breakdown

湾
- 弯
  - 亦
    - 丿
    - 亠
      - 一
      - 丶
    - 小
      - 亅
      - 八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
  - 弓
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀

弯

彎

wa̅n = w + an1

to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in the road etc) / CL:道[dao4]

弯 = 亦 + 弓 : Willy Walrus (w) wants to help the also runner (亦) to also win a race after all. The also ran is racing against Bender (弯) who is in the lead and will soon reach the goal, the anthill (an1). Willy wants to help the also ran by throwing rods towards Bender, but Bender just bends (弯) them into composite bows (弓) and shoots them back towards Willy before reaching anthill.

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

弯

彎

wa̅n = w + an1

to bend / bent / a bend; a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dao4]

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湾 character breakdown

Characters with 湾 as component

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