Chinese word dictionary

挽幛

wǎn zhàng · large elegiac scroll

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Word information

Simplified挽幛

Traditional挽幛

Pinyinwǎn zhàng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挽wǎn

to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow

幛zhàng

a cloth or silken hanging scroll

How to learn 挽幛

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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挽wǎn

to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover; variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead

挽回wǎnhuí

to retrieve; to redeem

挽救wǎnjiù

to save; to remedy; to rescue