彎 (waan1 | wan1) : curve; bend; winding

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彎

waan1

wan1

[1] [adj] curved; winding; meandering
[2] [n] curve; bend; turn
[3] [v] bend; flex; pull
[4] [slang] homosexual (as opposed to 直)

[3] This nasal-ending syllable has a stop-ending synonym in 屈 [wat1].

Stroke count: 22

Level: 3

Radical: 弓 (#57)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

彎 / 弯

Don't confuse with:
灣變戀孌燮

This word has been viewed 7430 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Nov 2014 16:44

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轉彎 zyun3 waan1 zhuan3 wan1 = to turn round a corner

走彎路 zau2 waan1 lou6 zou3 wan1 lu4 = to take an indirect route

彎曲 waan1 kuk1 wan1 qu3 = bend; curve; warp; bent; winding; warped

拐彎 gwaai2 waan1 guai3 wan1 = to turn at a bend

拐彎兒 gwaai2 waan1 ji4 guai3 wan1 er5 = to take a turn; to go on a new course 國

背脊向後彎 bui3 zek3 hoeng3 hau6 waan1 = to arch one's back

向前彎 hoeng3 cin4 waan1 = to bend forward

彎腰 waan1 jiu1 wan1 yao1 = to stoop

大轉彎 daai6 zyun3 waan1 xiang4 hou4 zhuan3 = volte-face (a turnabout, esp. of opinion or policy)

彎低身 waan1 dai1 san1 = to bend over 粵
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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講話唔使轉彎抹角粵
Don't have to beat about the bush when you talk.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 彎
Unicode code for this character: U+5f4e (off-site link)

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