莞

wǎn
#4,247 most
frequent character
smile

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

莞 has 艹, plants, as its meaning part and 完 wán for the sound, though the match is loose. It first named the cattail plant, then a reed used for tatami mats. The place name Dōngguǎn and, read wǎn, the written word for smiling were both borrowed for their sound.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

莞guān
Skimmia japonica
莞guǎn
(district)

Homophones

晚wǎn
late

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