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wán — “to play”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (king)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

hǎowán

fun

Example sentence例句

mengōngyuánwánba

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.