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挽

wǎn

pull; pull back, draw back

Strokes
10
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
3

Traditional form: 輓

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我看见他们胳膊挽着胳膊地走路。

    Wǒ kàn jiàn tā men gē bo wǎn zhe gē bo de zǒu lù

    I saw them walking arm in arm.

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Words containing 挽

  • 挽救wǎn jiù 3–4 to save; to remedy; to rescue
  • 挽回wǎn huí 3–2 to retrieve; to redeem
  • 挽wǎn 3to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover