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惋

wǎn

HSK 6 Character

What 惋 means

1. to sigh in regret or pity
2. Taiwan pr. wàn

Words starting with 惋

• 惋惜wǎn xīto regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb

Words containing 惋

• 凄惋qī wǎndoleful; piteous; also written 凄婉

Characters built on 宛

These share the phonetic component 宛 (wǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 碗wǎnbowl; cup
• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 婉wǎngraceful; tactful
• 蜿wānused in 蜿蜒
• 豌wānused in 豌豆
• 剜wānto scoop out; to gouge out
• 琬wǎnensign of royalty
• 菀wǎnused in 紫菀

Characters that look like 惋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 慨kǎiindignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)
• 婉wǎngraceful; tactful
• 琥hǔused in 琥珀
• 惚hūused in 恍惚
• 娓wěiused in 娓娓
• 惆chóuforlorn; vexed; disappointed

Sounds the same

Read wǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 晚evening; night; late
• 碗bowl; cup
• 挽to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up
• 婉graceful; tactful
• 皖short name for Anhui 安徽
• 绾bind up; string together
• 宛winding; as if
• 琬ensign of royalty
• 莞smile
• 菀used in 紫菀
• 脘internal cavity of stomach
• 畹a field of 20 or 30 mu