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湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
湾 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

湾 Stroke Order — How to Write 湾

Stroke Order

湾 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

湾 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵弯

湾 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 弯 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 9 more strokes

湾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • wān

Meanings of 湾 in Chinese

1

wān湾

A bend or curve in a body of water, such as a river bend or a bay.
小船停靠在宁静的河湾里。
The small boat is anchored in the tranquil river bend.
An indentation of a coastline into the land, forming a sheltered area suitable for boats to anchor or dock; a bay or harbor.
我们沿着美丽的海湾散步。
We walked along the beautiful bay.
To moor a boat; to tie up a boat at a dock or shore.
渔民把小船湾在岸边。
The fisherman moored the small boat by the shore.

Common Words and Phrases with 湾

1
wān湾bó泊
To anchor or moor in a bay or at a bend in a river.
傍晚时分，渔船纷纷驶入避风港，在河湾处湾泊，准备过夜。
In the evening, fishing boats sailed into the sheltered harbor, mooring in the river bend, preparing to spend the night.
2
wān湾tóu头
the innermost part of a bay, furthest from the open sea or larger body of water.
渔船停靠在湾头，等待潮水上涨
The fishing boats anchored at the head of the bay, waiting for the tide to rise.

More words with 湾

Idioms with 湾

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Questions about 湾

What does 湾 mean in Chinese?

湾 (wān) means “To moor a boat” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 湾?

湾 is pronounced wān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 湾 have?

湾 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 湾?

湾 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 湾?

The radical of 湾 is 氵, and 湾 is a phono-semantic compound.