挽 wǎn to pull
to pull; to lead; to roll up; to recover
How to remember 挽: 扌 hand + 免 avoid = to pull. The father takes his little daughter by the hand to avoid the deep puddles, and she giggles as he tries to pull her home.
Component breakdown
挽 = 扌 hand + 免 avoid
- 扌 hand
- 免 avoid
- ⺈ bow
- 口 mouth
- 丿 falling stroke
- 乚 hook
The father takes his little daughter by the hand to avoid the deep puddles, and she giggles as he tries to pull her home.
How it is used
- To pull back / retrieve, and to roll up / link arms: 挽回 (wǎnhuí) to recover/redeem (a loss), 挽救 (wǎnjiù) to save/rescue (from disaster), 挽起袖子 (wǎnqǐ xiùzi) roll up sleeves, 挽着胳膊 (wǎnzhe gēbo) arm in arm.
- 挽联 (wǎnlián) = an elegiac couplet for the dead - 挽 also relates to mourning.