wàn

wrist

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

宛 sound component

  Sound component

wǎn

  

winding

Definitions

 

wàn

wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm

Most common words with 腕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

手腕

wrist

wrist

大腕

star

铁腕

iron fist (of the state)

扼腕

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)