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豌

wān

Character

What 豌 means

1. used in {豌豆|wān dòu}

Example sentences

• 我右鼻孔里有豌豆。
  Wǒ yòu bíkǒng lǐ yǒu wāndòu.
  There's a pea in my right nostril.
• 豌豆和胡萝卜是做汤的常见配料。
  Wāndòu hé húluóbo shì zuò tāng de chángjiàn pèiliào.
  Peas and carrots are common ingredients in soups.
• 在盘子里有一块鸡肉、一个土豆和一些豌豆。
  Zài pánzi lǐ yǒu yīkuài jīròu, yī gè tǔdòu hé yīxiē wāndòu.
  On the plate there is a piece of chicken, a potato and some peas.
• 在比萨斜塔的塔阴下，坐着这城市的童话讲述家，他正在吃一碟豌豆汤。 之后他将给小孩子们讲述童话“豌豆上的公主”。
  Zài Bǐsà Xiétǎ de tǎ yīn xià, zuò zhe zhè chéngshì de tónghuà jiǎngshù jiā, tā zhèngzài chī yī dié wāndòu tāng. zhīhòu tā jiāng gěi xiǎoháizi men jiǎngshù tónghuà "wāndòu shàng de gōngzhǔ ".
  In the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Pisa sits the town storyteller, eating a bowl of pea soup. After that he tells some children the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea".

Words starting with 豌

• 豌豆wān dòupea (Pisum sativum)
• 豌豆尖wān dòu jiānpea shoots
• 豌豆粥wān dòu zhōupea gruel
• 豌豆象wān dòu xiàngpea weevil

Words containing 豌

• 香豌豆xiāng wān dòusweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

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
• 惋wǎnto sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. wàn
• 剜wānto scoop out; to gouge out
• 琬wǎnensign of royalty
• 菀wǎnused in 紫菀

Characters that look like 豌

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

• 踪zōng(bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
• 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake; to become aware
• 酸suānsour; tart; sick at heart
• 蝙biānused in 蝙蝠
• 龊chuòused in 龌龊
• 鲲kūnfry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鹏

Sounds the same

Read wān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 弯to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc)
• 湾bay; gulf; to cast anchor
• 剜to scoop out; to gouge out
• 蜿used in 蜿蜒
• 塆col; gully