湾 = 氵 + 弯

湾 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “bay”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 弯 (bend).

Keyword: bay
Pinyin (Mandarin): wān
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream, бухта, вход, изгиб потока, cove, inlet, bend of stream
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 湾 gulf

Decomposition

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氵 water
弯 bend

How to find 湾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “bend”. 湾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 湾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.