TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
彎
彎 ＝ 弓 ＋ 䜌
ㄨㄢ · wān
verb/adj — to bend; bent, curved
字源 FORM — what the parts do
䜌聲luán — gives the soundtwo silk skeins (絲) framing 言 — a tangled knot
IFTluán → wān — the donor's reading worn away
A bow (弓) is the curved thing; 䜌 luán carries the sound, worn down to wān. Anything bent like a drawn bow: 彎曲、彎腰、彎路.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
弓（弓）一拉，木臂順著力彎成一道弧。
The bow (弓) is drawn; the wooden arm bends into an arc.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)彎曲— to bend; bent常用
→彎腰— to bend at the waist
→彎路、彎子— a bend; a detour
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension