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玩

wán

to play with, to joke, to entertain

🔤 Pictophonetic: 王 (jade) provides meaning, 元 provides pronunciation

HSK 2 8 strokes Common (11%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

王

wáng

king, ruler; royal; surname

元

yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

⿰王元 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

wáng

王

king, ruler; royal; surname

💡 Ideographic: A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)

4 strokes HSK 5

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yuán

元

first; dollar; origin; head

📷 Pictographic: A man 儿 with two lines emphasizing their head 二

4 strokes HSK 3

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 玩 (68)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

玩 ↗

wán

toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. <wàn>) / to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment

wán

玩 ↗

HSK 2

toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. <wàn>) / to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment

开玩笑 ↗

kāiwánxiào

to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke

kāiwánxiào

开玩笑 ↗

HSK 4

to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke

to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to

wánnòng

玩弄 ↗

HSK 6

to play with / to toy with / to dally with / to engage in / to resort to

玩意儿 ↗

wányìr

erhua variant of [[玩意<wányì>]]

wányìr

玩意儿 ↗

HSK 6

erhua variant of [[玩意<wányì>]]

玩笑 ↗

wánxiào

to joke / joke / jest

wánxiào

玩笑 ↗

to joke / joke / jest

玩意 ↗

wányì

toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)

wányì

玩意 ↗

toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)

好玩 ↗

hàowán

to be playful / to be fond of one's fun

hàowán

好玩 ↗

to be playful / to be fond of one's fun

好玩 ↗

hǎowán

amusing / fun / interesting

hǎowán

好玩 ↗

amusing / fun / interesting

玩牌 ↗

wánpái

to play cards / to play mahjong

wánpái

玩牌 ↗

to play cards / to play mahjong

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