Keyword
bend
- curve
- turn
- Frequency
- #2125
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
wān
Mnemonic
Like 亦 a bow 弓
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
弯
to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
弯曲
to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
转弯
to turn; to go around a corner
弯腰
to stoop
弯道
winding road; road curve
弯路
winding road; roundabout route; detour; (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth)
拐弯
to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
急转弯
to make a sudden turn
臂弯
crook of the arm
弯弯
Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
拐弯抹角
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush
弯折
to bend
弯弯曲曲
curved; meandering; zigzagging
走弯路
to take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method
弯角
corner; bend; curve
遛弯
(dialect) to take a walk; to go for a stroll
绕弯子
lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
弯子
bend; turn; curve
拐弯处
corner; bend
弯腰驼背
slouch; stoop; poor posture
绕弯
to go for a walk around; fig. to speak in a roundabout way