婉 wǎn amiable
amiable; graceful; tactful
怎么记住“婉”: 女 woman + 宛 winding = amiable. The bus driver, a calm woman, steers along the winding mountain road and answers every complaint in a way that is amiable.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
婉 = 女 woman + 宛 winding
- 女 woman meaning
- 宛 winding sound
The bus driver, a calm woman, steers along the winding mountain road and answers every complaint in a way that is amiable.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and the sign for winding the sound.
用法
- Gentle and indirect, tactful: 委婉 (wěiwǎn) tactful/roundabout, 婉转 (wǎnzhuǎn) mild and winding (of speech or a tune), 婉言谢绝 (wǎnyán xièjué) to decline politely.
- 委婉地拒绝 (wěiwǎn de jùjué) = to turn down softly without hurting feelings.