拐弯 guǎiwān▶ Girar; turno

Stroke order

拐弯 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 拐 — 8 strokes
• 弯 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to go round a curve
2. to turn a corner
3. fig. a new direction

Related words

• 拐杖bastón; caña

拐弯 is pronounced guǎiwān and means “Girar; turno”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 拐弯 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.