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玩
wán
1. toy
2. sth used for amusement
3. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. <wàn>)
4. to play
5. to have fun
6. to trifle with
7. to keep sth for entertainment
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

玩
wán
to play with, to joke, to entertain
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

古玩
gǔwán
antique
好玩
hǎowán
amusing
好玩
hàowán
to be playful
展玩
zhǎnwán
to view close up
把玩
bǎwán
to turn around in one's hands
清玩
qīngwán
a refined and elegant object for enjoyment
玩伴
wánbàn
playmate
玩偶
wánǒu
toy figurine
玩儿
wánr
to play
玩具
wánjù
plaything
HSK 5
玩味
wánwèi
to ruminate
玩器
wánqì
elegant plaything
玩家
wánjiā
player (of computer games)
玩弄
wánnòng
to play with
HSK 6
玩忽
wánhū
to neglect
玩意
wányì
toy
玩乐
wánlè
to play around
玩火
wánhuǒ
to play with fire
玩牌
wánpái
to play cards
玩狎
wánxiá
to trifle

Example Sentences (2)

我在家里做饭，看电视，和孩子们、小狗玩。
Wǒ zài jiālǐ zuò fàn, kàn diànshì, hé háizimen, xiǎogǒu wán.
I cook at home, watch TV, and play with the kids and the puppy.
Text 3
我昨天问他，他对我说，他不去，他今天要和小朋友玩。
Wǒ zuótiān wèn tā, tā duì wǒ shuō, tā bù qù, tā jīntiān yào hé xiǎo péngyou wán.
I asked him yesterday, he told me, he is not going, he is going to play with the kids today.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

玩
wán
variant of [[玩<wán>]] / Taiwan pr. <wàn>
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
1,071
Word Frequency Rank
326 of 84,292