湾 wān bay
bay; cove; gulf; inlet
怎么记住“湾”: 氵 water + 弯 bend = bay. The kids see calm blue water beyond the last bend of the coast road and argue whether to call it a bay.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
湾 = 氵 water + 弯 bend
- 氵 water meaning
- 弯 bend sound
The kids see calm blue water beyond the last bend of the coast road and argue whether to call it a bay.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the bend the sound.
用法
- A bay/cove, or a bend: 海湾 (hǎiwān) gulf/bay, 港湾 (gǎngwān) a harbor.
- Also a river bend (河湾 héwān) and part of place names (台湾 Táiwān). Concrete geography noun.