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挽
wǎn
1. to pull
2. to draw (a cart or a bow)
3. to roll up
4. to coil
5. to carry on the arm
6. to lament the dead
7. (fig.) to pull against
8. to recover
Common • Top 18% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挽
wǎn
to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (18)

挽近
wǎnjìn
old variant of [[晚近<wǎnjìn>]]
挽联
wǎnlián
elegiac couplet
挽词
wǎncí
an elegy
挽辞
wǎncí
an elegy
挽额
wǎné
elegiac tablet
推挽
tuīwǎn
to push and pull
挽具
wǎnjù
harness
挽力
wǎnlì
pulling power (of draught animals)
挽回
wǎnhuí
to retrieve
HSK 6
挽幛
wǎnzhàng
large elegiac scroll
挽救
wǎnjiù
to save
HSK 6
挽歌
wǎngē
a dirge
挽留
wǎnliú
to urge to stay
力挽狂澜
lìwǎnkuánglán
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
无法挽救
wúfǎwǎnjiù
incurable
挽救儿童
wǎnjiùértóng
to rescue a child
不可挽回
bùkěwǎnhuí
irreversible
无可挽回
wúkěwǎnhuí
irrevocable

Alternate Entries

挽
wǎn
variant of [[挽<wǎn>]] / to draw (a cart) / to lament the dead

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,221
Word Frequency Rank
15,519 of 84,292

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