湾
灣wān
#853 most
frequent character
bay, gulf, to cast anchor
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
湾 combines 氵 water and 弯 wān, which means curve and also gives the sound. The first meaning was a bend in a river. It later grew to mean a bay and then a gulf.
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