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Chinese characters for “wan”

32 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

wān

弯

wān

bend, curve, turn

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

to cut

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

to creep, to crawl

peas

bend, curve, turn

bay, cove, gulf, inlet

25 strokes

Second tone

wán

完

wán

to complete, to finish, to settle

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2

玩

wán

to play with, to joke, to entertain

8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

丸

wán

ball, pebble, pellet, pill

3 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

gauze

leaf-blade vine

gauze

stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate

alkane

stubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate

13 strokes

Third tone

wǎn

晚

wǎn

night, evening

11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1

碗

wǎn

bowl, small dish

13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3

挽

wǎn

to pull, to lead

10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

to seem

amiable, graceful, tactful

11 strokes

惋

wǎn

to regret, to be sorry

11 strokes

绾

wǎn

to string together, to bind up

abdominal cavity

luxuriant foliage

fine jade

Anhui province

a field of 20-30 mu

to pull, to lead

Fourth tone

wàn

万

wàn

ten thousand

3 strokes · HSK 3.0 L2

wrist

ten thousand

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好玩儿hǎowánr

erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]

to play

evening

evening meal

evening

to finish

surname Wan

to complete

bowl

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Chinese characters for “wan”

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