gulf, bay, inlet
湾 centers on a curved indentation of water into land: a bay, gulf, or inlet.
湾 combines 氵 (water) with 弯, which suggests a curved or bent shape and likely contributes the sound. Together they represent a curved body of water.
Water 氵 that bends like a bow 弓: imagine a coastline curving inward to form a sheltered bay.
For ワン, picture a single large wave rolling into a quiet bay: one wave -> ワン.
Taiwan
bay; gulf; inlet
gulf coast; bay coast
harbour; harbor
curve; bend; crook
inside the bay
Gulf of Cambay
Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964)
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Stream
scoliosis
curvature of field (optics)
enclosed bay; inlet; deep bay; basin
Taiwanese castella (sponge cake)
Taiwan dollar
hair loss; baldness; alopecia
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
New Taiwan dollar
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)