玩 (wán): To play — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 玩

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 玩

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

玩

王wáng · king

元yuán

玩=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 玩

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5.

How to Use 玩

Playing and Having Fun

The character 玩 means to play, have fun, or engage in amusement.

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 玩

HSK 3.0 · L1

hǎo好

wán

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

tiān天

wǎn晚

shàng上

dōu都

wán

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王wáng · king

+元yuán

kāi开

wán玩

xiào笑

joke

HSK 3.0 · L4

yóu游

wán玩

to amuse oneself

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wán玩

shuǎ耍

play / frolic

Objects for Play

The character 玩 forms nouns meaning toy or plaything.

HSK 5

wán玩

jù具

toy

HSK 6

wán玩

yì意

er儿

plaything; toy

玩

r儿

fun; interesting; amusing

HSK 6

wán玩

nòng弄

play

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chī吃

hē喝

wán玩

lè乐

eating / drinking / and having fun / enjoying life

玩

yóu游

xì戏

。

He plays games every evening.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

wán玩

shuǎ耍

。

Let's go play in the park together this weekend.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

hé和

péng朋

you友

yì一

qǐ起

wán玩

。

On weekends, I like to play with friends.

hái孩

zi子

men们

xǐ喜

huan欢

wán玩

jù具

。

Children like to play with toys.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

wán玩

。

The children are playing in the park.

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