灣

Glyph origin
– a type of water.

Etymology
Cognate with.

Definitions

 * 1)  bend in a river
 * 2)  bay; gulf
 * 3)  to berth; to anchor; to moor

Usage notes

 * In Min Nan, the character 灣 is usually read as oan (e.g. in ). The reading of oân in the context of the toponym is an exception stemming from the historical variant.

Etymology
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading influenced by Middle Chinese. The original reading is based on Middle Chinese.

Han character

 * 1) bay, gulf