湾

wān

bay

gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

water (氵) + curve (弯) = a curving bay

弯 gives the sound wān; the water radical anchors the meaning to a body of water. A bay is essentially a curve in the coastline where water nestles.

氵+弯→湾
弯BendPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

这个海湾的水很平静,适合游泳。

zhè ge hǎi wān de shuǐ hěn píng jìng,shì hé yóu yǒng。

The water in this bay is very calm, suitable for swimming.

船长把船湾在码头边,等待卸货。

chuán zhǎng bǎ chuán wān zài mǎ tou biān,děng dài xiè huò。

The captain moored the boat by the dock, waiting to unload the cargo.

Words with 湾

渤海湾

bó hǎi wān

Bohai Bay

金角湾

jīn jiǎo wān

Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)

胶州湾

jiāo zhōu wān

Gulf of Jiaozhou (Shandong province)

沙湾

shā wān

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan

荔湾区

lì wān qū

Liwan, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong

台湾岛

tái wān dǎo

Taiwan Island

金湾

jīn wān

see 金灣區|金湾区[Jin1 wan1 Qu1]

金湾区

jīn wān qū

Jinwan, a district of Zhuhai City 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 Shi4], Guangdong

铜锣湾

tóng luó wān

Causeway Bay

长沙湾

cháng shā wān

Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

关塔那摩湾

guān tǎ nà mó wān

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

阿曼湾

ā màn wān

Gulf of Oman

More characters with 氵

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