腕
wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
12 strokes
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How 腕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 宛 (phonetic, wǎn)
How to remember it
wrist · Heisig RSH #2452
flesh + mailbox
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 宛
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 宛 (wǎn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宛 sound component | wǎn | to seem; as if; crooked |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl, small dish |
| 婉 | wǎn | amiable, graceful, tactful; restrained |
| 豌 | wān | peas |
| 菀 | yù | luxuriant foliage |
| 惋 | wǎn | to regret, to be sorry |
| 箢 | yuān | used in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1]; Taiwan pr. [wan3] |
| 畹 | wǎn | a field of 20-30 mu |
| 剜 | wān | to cut; to cut out, to pick out, to scoop out |
| 琬 | wǎn | fine jade; nobility |
Words containing 腕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外交手腕 | wài jiāo shǒu wàn | diplomatic skills |
| 腕足动物 | wàn zú dòng wù | brachiopod |
| 大腕儿 | dà wàn r | erhua variant of 大腕[da4 wan4] |
| 手腕子 | shǒu wàn zi | wrist |
| 手腕式 | shǒu wàn shì | wrist- (watch, compass) |
| 比腕力 | bǐ wàn lì | arm wrestling (Tw) |
| 脚腕子 | jiǎo wàn zi | see 腳腕|脚腕[jiao3 wan4] |
| 腕管综合症 | wàn guǎn zōng hé zhèng | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| 玩手腕 | wán shǒu wàn | to play tricks; to play at politics |
| 大腕 | dà wàn | (coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight |
| 腕子 | wàn zi | wrist |
| 腕儿 | wàn r | see 大腕[da4 wan4] |
| 手腕 | shǒu wàn | wrist; trickery; finesse; ability; skill |
| 腕龙 | wàn lóng | brachiosaurus |
| 腕带 | wàn dài | wristband; wrist strap (for securing an object to one's wrist) |
| 脚腕 | jiǎo wàn | ankle |
| 腕表 | wàn biǎo | wristwatch |
| 铁腕 | tiě wàn | iron fist (of the state) |
| 腕足 | wàn zú | (zoology) tentacle |
| 腕级 | wàn jí | celebrated; famous; A-list |