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.

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这个海的水很平静,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

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

金角湾

jīn jiǎo wān

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

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

龙湾

lóng wān

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang

龙湾区

lóng wān qū

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市[Wen1 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang

七湾八拐

qī wān bā guǎi

variant of 七彎八拐|七弯八拐[qi1 wan1 ba1 guai3]

三湾

sān wān

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

三湾乡

sān wān xiāng

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

More characters with 氵