wán

literary
archaic
verb

Meaning of

刓 means to pare off the corners and edges; to wear down; to round off; to carve; to engrave; to dig out (with a knife). Pronounced wán.

  • to pare off the corners and edges; to wear down; to round off
  • to carve; to engrave; to dig out (with a knife)

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Wán
fāng
wéi
yuán
 

He pared the square to make it round.

Suì
yuè
wán
le
zhè
kuài
shí
tou
de
léng
jiǎo
 

The years wore down the sharp edges of this stone.

xìng
gěng
zhí
 
dǒng
de
wán
fāng
wéi
yuán
 

He has a straightforward personality and does not know how to adapt to circumstances.