挽
wǎn
#2,217 most
frequent character
to pull, to draw (a cart or a bow)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
挽 wǎn pairs 扌, a hand, with 免 miǎn, a sound part that is only loose. The hand fits the first sense, 'to pull, draw,' which grew to 'to roll up' or 'coil.'
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