輓 (wǎn) - to pull & to draw

輓Tone 3

wǎn ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

婉万

輓 · wǎn

to pull;

to draw;

to mourn;

to lament;

used in terms related to funerals and mourning.

to pullto drawto mourn

Usage highlights

funeral dirgeelegiac coupletto pull a carthearseto mourn the deadfuneral poem

Synonyms

  • 拉— to pull (general term)
  • 悼— to mourn
  • 哀— to grieve, sorrow

Antonyms

  • 推— to push
  • 庆— to celebrate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The hearse carried the coffin (灵车輓着棺材).
  • They sang a funeral dirge (唱輓歌).
  • He wrote an elegiac couplet (写輓联).

Collocations

  • funeral dirge(輓歌)
  • elegiac couplet(輓联)
  • to pull a cart(輓车)
  • hearse(輓车)
  • to mourn the dead(輓悼)
  • funeral poem(輓诗)

Idioms

  • Singing funeral songs before the coffin(輓歌当哭)
  • Pulling carts and leading boats(輓车引舟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'to pull, to draw' (e.g., carts), later extended to funeral contexts like pulling hearses.
  • In literary tradition, used in elegiac couplets (輓联) displayed during funerals to express grief and respect.
  • The character embodies the cultural practice of formal, written mourning in Chinese funerary customs.

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