Word

碗 (wǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 碗

名 míng noun

bowl

我用碗吃饭。

wǒ yòng wǎn chī fàn

I use a bowl to eat.

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Word breakdown

碗 wǎn — bowl

Structure & writing

1 碗 wǎn — bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)

碗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)

石 is a component in 30 characters

HSK 3

矿 kuàng mineral resources 码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)

HSK 4

研 yán to grind finely 破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete 础 chǔ foundation stone; stone base placed beneath a pillar 硕 shuò large; tall and big 确 què accurate; true; factual

HSK 5

硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软) 碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing 碎 suì to break into pieces; to shatter 碰 pèng to collide; to bump into something

HSK 6

砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc. 砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct 碳 tàn carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)

HSK 7

岩 yán steep cliff 拓 tuò to open up (land, roads) 砌 qì to lay bricks or stones with mortar 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something 碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker

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碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 磁 cí magnetism; the property of attracting iron, nickel, cobalt and other metals 磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 磊 lěi (lit.) numerous and scattered in disorder (see "磊落") 磋 cuō (lit.) to carve or polish ivory into objects 磕 kē to knock against something hard 磨 mó to rub; to wear away 礁 jiāo reef; rock near the water surface in sea, river, or lake

1.2 宛 wǎn — winding, curved, tortuous

宛 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)

HSK 7

婉 wǎn indirect and gentle in expression 惋 wǎn to feel sympathy or regret for another's misfortune 腕 wàn wrist; ankle

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