Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 灣

bay
gulf
to cast anchor
to moor (a boat)

Liwan District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

fjord

Wanzhi, a district in Wuhu City 蕪湖市／芜湖市 ( Wuhú Shì), Anhui

bay
gulf

Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Jinwan District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong

Tianwan in Lianyungang 連雲港／连云港, site of large nuclear power plant

Wan Chai district of Hong Kong

variant of 臺灣／台湾 ( Táiwān)

Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei

curved pool

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Gulf of Mexico

bay serving as a harbor

Bay of Pigs (Cuba)

(Persian) Gulf

twisting river

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市／温州市 ( Wēnzhōushì), Zhejiang

Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong

Taiwan

Hangzhou Bay

Haibowan District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

Taiwan province (PRC term)

Gulf of Oman

Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong (abbr. for 粵港澳大灣區／粤港澳大湾区 ( Yuè Gǎng Aò Dàwān Qū))

Gulf of Aden

Wanzhi, a district in Wuhu City 蕪湖市／芜湖市 ( Wuhú Shì), Anhui

Jiāozhōu Wān

Gulf of Jiaozhou (Shandong province)

Jinwan District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong

Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi
"Nanniwan", a song written in 1943 to celebrate the achievements of communist revolutionaries in Nanniwan, where the 359th brigade of the Eighth Route Army reclaimed barren land as part of a campaign to become self-sufficient in food during a blockade by enemy forces

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Dōngjīng Wān

Tokyo Bay
former name of 北部灣／北部湾 ( Běibù Wān), Gulf of Tonkin

Gulf of Tonkin

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan

(bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)

Zolotoy Rog or Golden Horn Bay in Vladivostok (famous for its pollution)

Zhangwan district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei

Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Causeway Bay

Róngchéngwān

Roncheng bay near Weihai 威海市 on north coast of Shandong

Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞／三亚 ( Sānyà), Hainan

Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Liwan District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Paiwan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Persian Gulf

Taiwan Island

Bohai Bay

Daya Bay

Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市／温州市 ( Wēnzhōushì), Zhejiang

Taiwanese Chinese (language)

Luwan district, central Shanghai

Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣／苗栗县 ( Miáolìxiàn), northwest Taiwan

Táiwāndàijú

(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)

Táiwānjiāoméi

(bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)

Hǎibówān Qū

Haibowan District of Wuhait City 烏海市／乌海市 ( Wūhǎi Shì), Inner Mongolia

hǎiwānguójiā

nations of the Persian Gulf
Gulf states

Táiwānhuàméi

(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)

Táiwānlánquè

(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

Mèngjiālāwān

Bay of Bengal

Táiwān Dàxué

National Taiwan University
abbr. to 臺大／台大 ( Tái Dà)

Bay of Biscay

Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng

(Persian) Gulf War

Morecambe Bay

Táiwān Hǎixiá

Taiwan Strait

qīwānbāguǎi

variant of 七彎八拐／七弯八拐 (qīwānbāguǎi)

Gulf of Mexico

Jǐnèiyà Wān

Gulf of Guinea

Táiwānlínqú

(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)

Táiwānquèméi

(bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)

Táiwāntǔgǒu

Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan

Gulf of Martaban, Myanmar (Burma)

Qìshābǐkè Wān

契沙比克湾

[契沙比克灣]

Chesapeake Bay

Táiwān Guānxìfǎ

台湾关系法

[台灣關係法]

Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)

Táiwānzōngzàoméi

台湾棕噪鹛

[臺灣棕噪鶥]

(bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)

Táiwānzǐxiàodōng

台湾紫啸鸫

[臺灣紫嘯鶇]

(bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)

Guāntǎnàmó Wān

关塔那摩湾

[關塔那摩灣]

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

Táiwānyèbífú

台湾叶鼻蝠

[台灣葉鼻蝠]

Formosan leaf-nosed bat

Táiwānduǎnchìyīng

台湾短翅莺

[臺灣短翅鶯]

(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)

Táiwānbānchìméi

台湾斑翅鹛

[臺灣斑翅鶥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)

Táiwānshānzhègū

台湾山鹧鸪

[臺灣山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)

Táiwānhuángshānquè

台湾黄山雀

[臺灣黃山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)

Yuè Gǎng Aò Dàwān Qū

粤港澳大湾区

[粵港澳大灣區]

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong

Huán Bóhǎi Wān Dìqū

环渤海湾地区

[環渤海灣地區]

Bohai Economic Rim (economic region including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and Shandong)

Táiwānnǐzhuómùniǎo

台湾拟啄木鸟

[臺灣擬啄木鳥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)

Táiwānbáihóuzàoméi

台湾白喉噪鹛

[臺灣白喉噪鶥]

(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)

Táiwānjiǔhóngzhūquè

台湾酒红朱雀

[臺灣酒紅朱雀]

(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)

Sīlǐ Bājiāwāngǎng

斯里巴加湾港

[斯里巴加灣港]

Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei

Táiwānbānxiōnggōuzuǐméi

台湾斑胸钩嘴鹛

[臺灣斑胸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)

Báilùwān Shīdì Gōngyuán

白鹭湾湿地公园

[白鷺灣濕地公園]

Bailuwan Wetland Park, Chengdu

Táiwānzōngjǐnggōuzuǐméi

台湾棕颈钩嘴鹛

[臺灣棕頸鉤嘴鶥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)

Táiwān Mínzhǔ Zìzhì Tóngméng

台湾民主自治同盟

[台灣民主自治同盟]

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

Guówùyuàn Táiwān Shìwù Bàngōngshì

国务院台湾事务办公室

[國務院台灣事務辦公室]

Taiwan Affairs Office