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丸

wán

pill; pellet; round object

A hand holds a single round pill above a small medicine bottle
Memory picture

Character

丸 wán

Strokes
3
Radical
丶 — dot
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这种药一日一丸,剂量不能自行增加。 Zhè zhǒng yào yí rì yì wán, jìliàng bù néng zìxíng zēngjiā. For this medicine, take one pill per day; the dosage must not be increased on your own.
  • 爷爷每天晚饭后吃一丸药。 Yéye měitiān wǎnfàn hòu chī yì wán yào. Grandpa takes a big pill every evening after dinner.
  • 孩子吞不下这么大一丸,把它磨碎吧。 Háizi tūn bu xià zhème dà yì wán, bǎ tā mósui ba. The child won't swallow a pill that big; crush it up.

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