Chinese Word: 碗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

碗HSK 3

Pinyin: wǎn

English Definition: bowl; cup; Classifiers: 只

Chinese Definition:
①盛(chèng)饮食的器皿，上面口大而圆：饭碗。茶碗。盖碗。碗橱。
②像碗的东西：轴碗儿。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 石

Pictophonetic:宛 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
- 宛 [ wǎn ] to seem; as if; crooked

Similar Characters: 帵婉腕蜿

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饭碗	fàn wǎn	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
茶碗HSK 3	chá wǎn	teacup
铁饭碗	tiě fàn wǎn	secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
盖碗	gài wǎn	lidded teacup
金饭碗	jīn fàn wǎn	secure and lucrative job

1		mā ma 妈妈 yào 要 wǒ 我 qù 去 xǐ wǎn 洗碗。 Mom wants me to wash the dishes.
2		zhè 这 wǎn 碗 miàn tiáo 面条 hěn 很 hào chī 好吃。 This bowl of noodles is delicious.
3		wǒ 我 zǎo shang 早上 hē 喝 le 了 yī wǎn zhōu 一碗粥。 I had a bowl of porridge for breakfast.
4		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 wǎn 碗 fàn 饭。 I only ate half a bowl of rice.
5		mā ma 妈妈 zuò 做 le 了 yī dà 一大 wǎn 碗 fàn 饭。 Mom made a big bowl of rice.

1		mā ma 妈妈 yào 要 wǒ 我 qù 去 xǐ wǎn 洗碗。 Mom wants me to wash the dishes.
2		zhè 这 wǎn 碗 miàn tiáo 面条 hěn 很 hào chī 好吃。 This bowl of noodles is delicious.
3		wǒ 我 zǎo shang 早上 hē 喝 le 了 yī wǎn zhōu 一碗粥。 I had a bowl of porridge for breakfast.
4		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 chī 吃 le 了 bàn 半 wǎn 碗 fàn 饭。 I only ate half a bowl of rice.
5		mā ma 妈妈 zuò 做 le 了 yī dà 一大 wǎn 碗 fàn 饭。 Mom made a big bowl of rice.