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CHINESE CHARACTER

wán

丸

丸

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ball

Numbered pinyin
wan2
English meanings
ball, pellet, pill

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 九; second part 丶.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻九丶

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yào药wán丸。

    A pill.

  2. 02

    yī一wán丸yào药。

    A medicine ball.

  3. 03

    àn按liàng量fúyòng服用。

    Take as directed.

  4. 04

    zūn遵yī医zhǔ嘱。

    Follow the doctor.

  5. 05

    ànshí按时fú服yào药。

    Take on time.

  6. 06

    zǎorì早日kāngfù康复。

    Recover soon.

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