玩 wán / wàn — curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself; curios; antiques
孩子们在公园里玩得很开心。Hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán de hěn kāi xīn.The children are playing happily in the park.
Common words: 开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào)、玩儿 (wán r)、好玩儿 (hǎo wán r)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "curios"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "curios", including 玩 (wán / wàn), 玩 (wán / wàn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "curios" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 玩 (wán / wàn), 玩 (wán / wàn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span wán, wàn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 玩 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 玩 wán / wàncurios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself; curios; antiquesUseful words: 开玩笑, 玩儿
- 玩 wán / wàncurios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself; curios; antiquesUseful words: 开玩笑, 玩儿
Common words for these 2 "curios" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 玩 (wán / wàn) — so "curios" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "curios".
玩 wán / wàn — curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself; curios; antiques
孩子们在公园里玩得很开心。Hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán de hěn kāi xīn.The children are playing happily in the park.
Common words: 开玩笑 (kāi wán xiào)、玩儿 (wán r)、好玩儿 (hǎo wán r)
All 2 characters
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