腕 (wàn) — (bound form) wrist
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'wrist'. Always attaches to another word (手腕, 腕表, 腕力) — never used on its own.
bound form
wrist
Examples
- 。Wǒ dǎ lán qiú de shí hou niǔ shāng le shǒu wàn.I sprained my wrist playing basketball.
- 腕，。Tā dài le yí kuài wàn biǎo, kàn qǐ lái hěn jīng zhì.He wore a wristwatch that looked very elegant.
- 腕。Wǎng qiú yùn dòng yuán xū yào hěn qiáng de wàn lì cái néng dǎ chū hǎo qiú.Tennis players need strong wrist strength to hit good shots.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
腕 pairs ⺼ (meat/body part) with 宛, which gives the sound; the ⺼ part marks it as a body part.
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