宛

winding; as if

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,077 U+5B9B

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 夗 (phonetic, yuàn)

components: 宀夗

winding · Heisig RSH #2451

house + nameplate — as a component also called: mailbox

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夗

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夗 (yuàn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夗 sound component	yuàn	to turn over when asleep
怨	yuàn	to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment
苑	yuàn	pasture, park, garden; mansion
鸳	yuān	male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
眢	yuān	dull, parched, or inflamed eyes

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
宛城区	Wǎn chéng Qū	Wancheng, a district of Nanyang City 南陽市\|南阳市[Nan2 yang2 Shi4], Henan
立陶宛人	Lì táo wǎn rén	Lithuanian (person)
大宛	Dà Yuān	ancient state of central Asia
宛城	Wǎn chéng	see 宛城區\|宛城区[Wan3 cheng2 Qu1]
宛转	wǎn zhuǎn	sinuous; meandering; to take a circuitous route; to toss about; vicissitudes; variant of 婉…
宛然	wǎn rán	as if; just like
宛如	wǎn rú	to be just like
立陶宛	Lì táo wǎn	Lithuania
委宛	wěi wǎn	variant of 委婉[wei3 wan3]
宛若	wǎn ruò	to be just like