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Kanji Detail for 輓 - "pull, promote, mourn, late"

  • Meaning

    輓 means "pull, promote, mourn, late."

    1. Pull - To draw a cart or boat.

    2. Promote - To elevate; to appoint.

    3. Mourn - To grieve for the deceased.

    4. Late - Slow; delayed.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pull

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mourn; pull; draw

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 挽[wan3]; to draw (a cart); to lament the dead

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pull, to lead; to pull back, to draw a bow

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To pull a carriage. Pulling from the front is called 輓. Pushing from behind is called 推. | 輓歌 (funeral song). The harmonizing voices of those holding the funeral carriage ropes. Today, elegies for the dead are called 輓. Based on this.
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