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玩 wán — “to play”
How to write and say the Chinese character 玩 (wán), which means to play — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Songs, games & stories.
Pinyin · 拼音 wán
Meaning · 意思 to play
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 王 (king)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
玩 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
王 (jade) hints at the meaning, and 元 lends its sound — together they make 玩.
A common word常用词
好玩
fun
Example sentence例句
我们去公园玩吧。
Let's go play in the park.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.