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皖

wǎn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 abbreviation for Anhui Province

Examples

皖是安徽省的简称。
Wǎn shì Ānhuī jiǎnchēng.
Wan is the abbreviated name for Anhui Province.
皖南有许多美丽的古村落。
Wǎn
Southern Anhui has many beautiful old villages.

Tips

culture
皖 is the one-character abbreviation for 安徽 Province, used on license plates and in compounds like 皖南 (southern Anhui). It comes from the old 皖 state and Mount Wan there.

Components

radical
白 bái
white; bright
白 is the white radical, with an old sense of bright. It is the indexing radical and faintly carries the original meaning of a bright, clear place.
phonetic
完 wán
complete; finish
完 supplies the sound, shifted from wán to wǎn. It is the phonetic element and contributes only the reading to this place name.

Stroke Order

皖 wǎn