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弯
彎
wān
1. to bend
2. bent
3. a bend
4. a turn (in the road etc)
5. CL:[[道<dào>]]
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

弯
wān
bend, curve, turn
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

弯子
wānzi
bend
弯弯
Wānwān
Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
弯折
wānzhé
to bend
弯曲
wānqū
to bend
弯男
wānnán
gay guy
弯腰
wānyāo
to stoop
弯角
wānjiǎo
corner
弯路
wānlù
winding road
弯道
wāndào
winding road
拐弯
guǎiwān
to go round a curve
HSK 5
易弯
yìwān
flexible
港弯
gǎngwān
harbor
绕弯
ràowān
to go for a walk around
臂弯
bìwān
crook of the arm
转弯
zhuǎnwān
to turn
遛弯
liùwān
(dialect) to take a walk
弯曲度
wānqūdù
camber
弯液面
wānyèmiàn
meniscus (physics)
弯管面
wānguǎnmiàn
elbow pasta
急转弯
jízhuǎnwān
to make a sudden turn

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,661
Word Frequency Rank
3,845 of 84,292

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