宛 (Wǎn)

surname Wan

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 夗 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "building", now written as 館. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“宛,屈艸自覆也。从宀,夗聲。惌,宛或从心。徐灝注箋:“夗者,屈曲之義,宛从宀,蓋謂宮室窈然深曲,引申為凡圓曲之偁,又為屈折之偁。屈草自覆未詳其恉。”

Original meaning

building

Components