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wǎn

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wǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wǎn | wan3
English translation
variant of wǎn [wǎn]
bowl, small dish

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About wǎn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

wǎn

Contains the radical

Shí

Part of speech

Isolated measure word / 量词 liàng cí Liàngcí

Learning hint

stone

Etymology of wǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

石宛

Semantic compound

Shí

Phonetic compound

wǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and wǎn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wǎn

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gǎn 逃避 táobì wǎn dié !

Don't you dare try and get out of the washing - up!

qǐng yòng zhǐ wǎn shǎng .

Please cover the bowl with a piece of paper.

wǎn 鸡汤 jī tāng duì yǒu 好处 hǎochu .

A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

zài 桌上有些 yǒu xiē 盘子 pánzi wǎn 筷子 kuàizi .

There are some plates, bowls and chopsticks on the table.

fàng zhè zhǐ wǎn de 合适 héshì 位置 wèizhi shì 架子 jià zi shǎng .

The right place for the bowl is on the shelf.

Words with wǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wǎn bowl wǎn
饭碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl飯碗
洗碗机 xǐ wǎn jī dishwasher洗碗機
洗碗 xǐ wǎn to wash the dishes洗碗 xǐ wǎn
铁饭碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)鐵飯碗
碗柜 wǎn guì cupboard碗櫃
茶碗 chá wǎn teacup茶碗 chá wǎn
盖碗 gài wǎn lidded teacup蓋碗
汤碗 tāng wǎn soup bowl湯碗
丢饭碗 diū fàn wǎn to lose one's job丟飯碗

wǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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wǎn Decomposition

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