宛

wǎn
#2,523 most
frequent character
winding, as if

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

宛 has 宀 'house' as its picture part and 夗 wǎn giving the sound. It first named a building where guests were received. The senses 'winding' and 'as if' were borrowed for sound, while 'tactful' grew from 'winding'.

宛 as a component in other characters

sound10 characters
碗腕婉惋畹豌琬剜菀箢
picture1 character
蜿

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Same Characters, Different Readings

宛Wan3
surname Wan

Homophones

晚wǎn
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