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Keyword
to play
  • to play with
  • to joke
  • to entertain
Frequency
#578
Strokes
8
Readings
wán100%
Mnemonic
王 (jade) gives the meaning and 元 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
玩wán
to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wàn); to keep sth for entertainment; Taiwan pr. wàn
玩家wánjiā
player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
玩具wánjù
plaything; toy
开玩笑kāiwánxiào
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
玩意wányì
toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
好玩hǎowán
amusing; fun; interesting
玩笑wánxiào
to joke; joke; jest
好玩hàowán
to be playful; to be fond of one's fun
玩弄wánnòng
to play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
玩法wánfǎ
to play fast and loose with the law; to game the system; (leisure) rules of the game; way of doing an activity; (tourism) way of experiencing a place
电玩diànwán
video game
游玩yóuwán
to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll
玩耍wánshuǎ
to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
玩儿wánr
to play; to have fun; to hang out
玩偶wán'ǒu
toy figurine; action figure; stuffed animal; doll; (fig.) sb's plaything
玩乐wánlè
to play around; to disport oneself
试玩shìwán
to try out (a game, toy etc)
玩物wánwù
toy; plaything
玩火wánhuǒ
to play with fire
玩完wánwán
(coll.) to end in failure; to come to grief; to bite the dust
玩忽职守wánhūzhíshǒu
to neglect one's duty; dereliction of duty; malpractice
玩味wánwèi
to ruminate; to ponder subtleties
吃喝玩乐chīhēwánlè
(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); (fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
古玩gǔwán
antique; curio