碗
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wǎn · bowl, small dish

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #2866
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Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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石Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 碗

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wǎnWords pronounced wǎn
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Example sentences

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Wǒ de gōng zuò shì xǐ wǎn.我的工作是洗碗。

My job is to wash the dishes.

Source: Tatoeba #333039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xǐ wǎn shì wǒ de gōng zuò.洗碗是我的工作。

My job is to wash the dishes.

Source: Tatoeba #8085433 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì lái jiù zài xǐ wǎn, nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu!我一来就在洗碗,你凭什么叫我走!

As soon as I came I washed the dishes, so how come you ask me to leave?!

Source: Tatoeba #12406605 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tōng cháng dōu shì wǒ xǐ wǎn.通常都是我洗碗。

I usually do the dishes.

Source: Tatoeba #651236 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài xǐ wǎn.我正在洗碗。

I'm washing the dishes.

Source: Tatoeba #1920765 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bāng wǒ xǐ wǎn hǎo ma?帮我洗碗好吗?

Can you help me with the washing up?

Source: Tatoeba #1899834 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 碗 in context

  1. Say wǎn, then recall the core meaning: bowl, small dish.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 饭碗 (fàn wǎn), meaning “rice bowl”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 碗 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.