Chinese Character 玩 Meanings and components.

Form

玩

Meaning

玩 meaning[3] in English

To Play.

To Have Fun.

To Trifle With.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 玩 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Wang (王) , and surname Yuan (元)

Its radical[1] is: 玉 (yu4) which means: Jade, .玉yu4jade

In cangjie it is written with MGMMU

How to write 玩

To write玩wan2to play you should write a combination of 王wang2surname Wang , 元yuan2surname Yuan arranged in a 吅 shape:

王 + 元 = 玩

玩 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 玩 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 玩, looks as follow:

玩
Pinyin:wan2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Play . To Have Fun . To Trifle With . Toy . Sth Used For Amusement . Curio Or Antique (Taiwan Pr. [Wan4]) . To Keep Sth For Entertainment
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
元
Pinyin:yuan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Yuan . The Yuan Or Mongol Dynasty (1279-1368)
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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