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腕

wàn
noun #8,268

Meanings

  1. 1 wrist

Characters

腕
wàn
wrist

Examples

他的手腕受伤了。
Tā de shǒuwàn shòushāng le.
His wrist is injured.
她在腕上戴了一块手表。
Tā zài wàn shàng dài le yī kuài shǒubiǎo.
She wore a watch on her wrist.

Tips

usage
腕 is the literary/formal form. In daily speech, 手腕 (shǒuwàn) is far more common for 'wrist'. 腕 alone appears mainly in compounds like 手腕 or 腕表 (wristwatch).

Stroke Order

腕 wàn