萬
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wàn · ten thousand

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 萬

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Example sentences

Notice where 萬 sits in each complete thought.

Wàn yí xià yǔ, wǒ jiù bú qù.萬一下雨,我就不去。

In case it rains, I won't go.

Source: Tatoeba #801419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wàn wàn méi xiǎng dào wǒ huì dé dìyī míng.我萬萬沒想到我會得第一名。

I never dreamed that I would win first prize.

Source: Tatoeba #10327486 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ wǒ de diàn shì jī xiū hǎo huā le wǒ yí wàn rì yuán.把我的電視機修好花了我一萬日元。

It cost me ten thousand yen to have my television set repaired.

Source: Tatoeba #873382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng jiè gěi wǒ yí wàn yuán má ?你能借給我一萬元嗎 ?

Can you lend me ten thousand yuan?

Source: Tatoeba #13240148 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bù jiǔ qián shì bǎi wàn fù wēng.他不久前是百萬富翁。

He was a millionaire not long ago.

Source: Tatoeba #3710599 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wàn shì jiē zài shàng dì de zhǎng kòng zhī zhōng.萬事皆在上帝的掌控之中。

Everything is in the hands of God.

Source: Tatoeba #12291058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 萬 in context

  1. Say wàn, then recall the core meaning: ten thousand.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 萬 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.