挽 (wǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead”.
Meanings
- 1variant of 挽[wan3]
- 2to draw (a cart)
- 3to lament the dead
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
挽救to save挽回to retrieve挽to pull挽留to urge to stay力挽狂澜to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis无可挽回irrevocable挽具harness挽歌a dirge不可挽回irreversible挽力pulling power (of draft animals)挽尊(neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊嚴|挽回尊严[wan3 hui2 zun1 yan2])挽幛large elegiac scroll