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挽

Character

挽 wǎn

HSK 7–9Character

to save someone or something from danger or death (as in 挽救)

Radical
扌
Strokes
10
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌免
Traditional
挽
Frequency
#3136 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

wǎn

wan3
  1. to save someone or something from danger or death (as in 挽救)
  2. to hold someone's arm when you walk together (as in 挽着)

Examples

  • 妈妈挽救了那只小鸟。

    mā ma wǎn jiù le nà zhī xiǎo niǎo

    Mom saved that little bird.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妹妹挽着妈妈的手。

    mèi mei wǎn zhe mā ma de shǒu

    My little sister holds our mom's arm.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 10 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 挽

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Words with 挽

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挽回wǎn huíto make a bad situation better againWordHSK 7–9挽救wǎn jiùto save someone or something from danger or deathWordHSK 7–9挽具wǎn jùharnessWord挽力wǎn lìpulling power (of draft animals)Word挽尊wǎn zūn(neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊严 (wǎn huí zūn yán))Word挽幛wǎn zhànglarge elegiac scrollWord挽歌wǎn gēa dirgeWord挽留wǎn liúto urge to stayWord挽联wǎn liánpair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decorationWord挽词wǎn cían elegyWord挽诗wǎn shīelegyWord挽辞wǎn cían elegyWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù