wǎn
winding
Original meaning:
building
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 夗 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "building", now written as 館. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 宛
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to be just like | ||
Lithuania | ||
to be just like | ||
winding | ||
Lithuanian (person) |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources