wǎn

winding

Original meaning: 

building

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "building", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
宀 meaning component

  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

夗 sound component

  Sound component

yuàn

  

to turn over when asleep

Evolution

宛 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宛 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
宛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wǎn

seem, as if, crooked; winding; as if

 

Wǎn

surname Wan

Most common words with 宛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宛如

to be just like

立陶宛

Lithuania

宛若

to be just like

winding

立陶宛人

Lithuanian (person)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 11 characters (1 verified)