• 1660th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 30 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wān (wan1)bend • bent • CL:道[dao4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

弯曲 (彎曲)
弯腰 (彎腰)
转弯 (轉彎)

Uncommon

弯弯曲曲 (彎彎曲曲)
弯折 (彎折)
拐弯 (拐彎)
臂弯 (臂彎)
走弯路 (走彎路)

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  • 1456th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)waist • lower back • pocket • middle • loins

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yāo (yao1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

腰围 (腰圍)
腰带 (腰帶)
腰部 

Uncommon

弯腰 (彎腰)
懒腰 (懶腰)
撑腰 (撐腰)
束腰 
腰包 
腰子 
腰果 
腰椎 
腰缠万贯 (腰纏萬貫)
裤腰带 (褲腰帶)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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