What does 碗 mean in Chinese?

碗 (wǎn) means "bowl; cup; ,個|个[ge4]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 碗?

碗 is pronounced "wǎn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 碗?

碗 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 3, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

What words contain the character 碗?

Common words with 碗 include 洗碗 (to wash the dishes), 汤碗 (soup bowl), 盘碗 (dishes), 碗柜 (cupboard), 茶碗 (teacup).

How do you write 碗?

You can practice writing 碗 using our stroke order tool.

碗 (wǎn), bowl

碗

wǎn

bowl; cup; ,個|个[ge4]

HSK 2classifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 石 (no. 112)

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Definitions

(classifier) bowl
cup
,個|个[ge4]

Classifier: 只 (zhī), 个 (gè)

Example Sentences

我买了一个碗。

Wǒ mǎi le yī gè wǎn

I bought a bowl

Words Containing 碗

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
洗碗	xǐ wǎn	to wash the dishes
汤碗	tāng wǎn	soup bowl
盘碗	pán wǎn	dishes
碗柜	wǎn guì	cupboard
茶碗	chá wǎn	teacup
盖碗	gài wǎn	lidded teacup
丢饭碗	diū fàn wǎn	to lose one's job
崩大碗	bēng dà wǎn	gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant
找饭碗	zhǎo fàn wǎn	to look for a job
擦碗布	cā wǎn bù	dish cloth

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Related Words

扣(kòu)· to fasten

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丼(dòng)· (Tw) bowl of boiled rice with other food on top (loanword from Japanese "donburi")

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吃着碗里，看着锅里(chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ)· lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)

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投杀(tóu shā)· (sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 3HSK 3.0: Level 2

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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

碗

wǎn