Dong Chinese dictionary

wǎn

amiable

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 宛 represents the sound.

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

woman

宛 Sound component

wǎn

winding

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wǎn

amiable, congenial; restrained; graceful; tactful

Most common words with 婉

Sources