彎
See also: 弯
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Translingual Edit
Han character Edit
彎 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+19, 22 strokes, cangjie input 女火弓 (VFN), four-corner 22207, composition ⿱龻弓)
Derived characters Edit
References Edit
- KangXi: page 361, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9904
- Dae Jaweon: page 680, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1005, character 22
- Unihan data for U+5F4E
Chinese Edit
trad. | 彎 | |
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simp. | 弯 |
Glyph origin Edit
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qroːn): semantic 弓 (“bow”) + phonetic 䜌 (OC *b·roːn, *b·ron, *b·rons).
Etymology Edit
May be cognate with 迂 (OC *qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa).
- “homosexual”
- Semantic loan from English bent.
Pronunciation Edit
Definitions Edit
彎
- to bend; to make bent
- † to draw a bow
- bent; curved; crooked; arched
- (neologism, slang) gay; homosexual
- a bend; turn; curve; crook
- (Chinese calligraphy) a bend (such as in ㇉, ㇌, ㇟, or ㇠)
- (灣/湾 (wān))
- Classifier for bent objects, such as a quarter moon.
- (Penang Hokkien) to turn; to make a turn; to change direction
Synonyms Edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 轉, 拐 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 拐 |
Taiwan | 轉 | |
Malaysia | 轉 | |
Singapore | 轉 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 轉 |
Hong Kong | 轉 | |
Macau | 轉 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 轉 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 轉 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 轉 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 斡 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 斡 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 斡 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 斡 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 斡 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 斡 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 斡 |
Quanzhou | 斡 | |
Zhangzhou | 斡 | |
Tainan | 斡 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 彎 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 斡 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 斡 | |
Chaozhou | 斡 | |
Shantou | 斡 |
Coordinate terms Edit
Compounds Edit
- 一彎/一弯
- 大轉彎/大转弯
- 寧折不彎/宁折不弯
- 彎奔/弯奔
- 彎子/弯子 (wānzi)
- 彎度/弯度 (wāndù)
- 彎弓/弯弓
- 彎弓搭箭/弯弓搭箭
- 彎彎曲曲/弯弯曲曲
- 彎曲/弯曲 (wānqū)
- 彎琴/弯琴 (wānqín)
- 彎腰駝背/弯腰驼背
- 彎路/弯路 (wānlù)
- 彎跧/弯跧
- 彎道/弯道 (wāndào)
- 彎鉤/弯钩 (wāngōu)
- 急彎/急弯 (jíwān)
- 急轉彎/急转弯 (jízhuǎnwān)
- 截彎取直/截弯取直
- 拐彎/拐弯 (guǎiwān)
- 拉彎兒/拉弯儿
- 拐彎抹角/拐弯抹角 (guǎiwānmòjiǎo)
- 曲曲彎彎/曲曲弯弯
- 曲裡拐彎/曲里拐弯
- 畫黛彎蛾/画黛弯蛾 (huàdàiwān'é)
- 盤馬彎弓/盘马弯弓
- 繞彎兒/绕弯儿
- 繞彎子/绕弯子 (rào wānzi)
- 臂彎/臂弯 (bìwān)
- 豎折彎鉤/竖折弯钩 (shùzhéwāngōu)
- 轉彎/转弯
- 轉彎子/转弯子
- 轉彎抹角/转弯抹角 (zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo)
- 遛彎兒/遛弯儿
Descendants Edit
Japanese Edit
弯 | |
彎 |
Kanji Edit
彎
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 弯)
- bend, curve
- stretching a bow
Readings Edit
Etymology Edit
Kanji in this term |
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彎 |
わん Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 彎 (MC 'waen). Compare modern Mandarin 彎/弯 (wān).
Note that this character is replaced in modern Japanese by the simplified character 湾 (wan), rather than the simplified Chinese character 弯 (wān, “bend, curve”). The Japanese simplified version means bay or inlet when used on its own, but now also includes the bend, curve meanings when used in compounds.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
Derived terms Edit
Derived terms
- 彎月, 湾月 (わんげつ, wangetsu): a crescent moon
- 彎曲, 湾曲 (わんきょく, wankyoku): a bend, a curve
- 彎屈, 湾屈 (わんくつ, wankutsu): bending over, stooping
- 彎珠 (わんじゅ, wanju): alternate name for 袴葛 (hakamakazura), a kind of orchid tree: Phanera japonica, syn. Bauhinia japonica
- 彎入, 湾入 (わんにゅう, wannyū): an inlet or bay along a coast
References Edit
- ^ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Korean Edit
Hanja Edit
彎 (eum 만 (man))
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Vietnamese Edit
Han character Edit
彎: Hán Nôm readings: loan, thoăn
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