挽
wǎn
variant of 挽[wan3]
to draw (a cart); to lament the dead
hand (扌) + phonetic (免) = pulling a cart, lamenting the dead
The hand radical carries the physical act of pulling or drawing, which extends to the ceremonial pulling of a funeral cart and then to mourning the dead. 免 contributes the sound wǎn and does not carry meaning here.
他写了一首挽诗，送别去世的老朋友。
tā xiě le yī shǒu wǎn shī，sòng bié qù shì de lǎo péng yǒu。
He wrote a lament poem to bid farewell to his old friend who had passed away.
村里的人用老牛挽车，把粮食运到市场。
cūn lǐ de rén yòng lǎo niú wǎn chē，bǎ liáng shi yùn dào shì chǎng。
The villagers used an old ox to draw the cart and transport grain to the market.
Words with 挽
挽留
wǎn liú
to urge to stay
不可挽回
bù kě wǎn huí
irreversible
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
挽具
wǎn jù
harness
挽力
wǎn lì
pulling power (of draft animals)
挽回
wǎn huí
to retrieve
挽尊
wǎn zūn
(neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊嚴|挽回尊严[wan3 hui2 zun1 yan2])
挽幛
wǎn zhàng
large elegiac scroll
挽词
wǎn cí
an elegy
挽辞
wǎn cí
an elegy
挽额
wǎn é
elegiac tablet
挽救
wǎn jiù
to save