wān = w + an1
to bend / bent / a bend / a turn (in the road etc) / CL:道[dao4]
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wān = w + an1
to bend / bent / a bend; a turn (in a road etc) / CL:道[dao4]
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How to pronounce 弯

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

弯 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø4
also
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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Characters with 弯 as component

wān = w + an1
bay / gulf / to cast anchor / to moor (a boat)
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wān = w + an1
col / gully
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Words with 弯

to turn / to go around a corner
to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp

Sentences with 弯

弯 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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