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碗

wǎn

bowl

A bowl holding rice
Memory picture

Character

碗 wǎn

Strokes
13
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 宛 to seem
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这个碗大。 Zhège wǎn dà. This bowl is big.
  • 我有一碗饭。 Wǒ yǒu yì wǎn fàn. I have a bowl of rice.
  • 碗在桌上。 Wǎn zài zhuō shàng. The bowl is on the table.

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