挽

wǎn

to pull / to draw (a cart or a bow) / to roll up / to coil / to carry on the arm / to lament the dead / (fig.) to pull against / to recover

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

挽 挽 [wan3] /to pull/to draw (a cart or a bow)/to roll up/to coil/to carry on the arm/to lament the dead/(fig.) to pull against/to recover/

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

variant of 挽[wǎn] / to draw (a cart) / to lament the dead

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Source record: cd-48ec252b648c4c9f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

輓挽 [wan3] /variant of 挽[wan3]/to draw (a cart)/to lament the dead/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 輓

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.