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灣
灣 ＝ 氵 ＋ 彎
ㄨㄢ · wān
noun — a bay
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵) where the coast bends (彎) — a bay. 彎 gives the sound exactly, and the picture too: the bow-curve of the shore. 台灣、港灣.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
海岸彎（彎）進來一塊，水（氵）就靜了，船都停在這裡。
The coast bends (彎) inward; the water (氵) goes calm, and the boats gather.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)海灣、港灣— a bay — water in the coast's bend常用
→台灣— Taiwan — the island's name
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension