唍 (wǎn) - Wan — archaic character meaning to smile, to & now obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.

唍Tone 3

wǎn ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

婷婉

唍 · wǎn

Wan — archaic character meaning to smile, to laugh gently;

now obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.

Wan — archaic character meaning to smile, tonow obsolete and extremely rare in modern usage.

Usage highlights

gentle smilesoft laugharchaic characterobsolete character

Synonyms

  • 笑— to laugh, to smile
  • 莞— to smile

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text described her gentle smile (唍尔而笑).
  • This character appears in classical literature (唍 in old texts).
  • Scholars debate the exact nuance of 唍 in context (唍的精确含义).

Collocations

  • gentle smile(唍尔)
  • soft laugh(唍笑)
  • archaic character(古字唍)
  • obsolete character(废弃字唍)

Idioms

  • To smile gently(唍尔而笑)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Extremely rare character found only in classical texts.
  • Considered obsolete in modern Chinese language usage.
  • Primarily of interest to scholars studying ancient Chinese literature.

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