玩 wán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
玩意儿
wányìr
thing; gadget; stuff
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他把那套复杂的报表系统称作新玩意儿，其实背后涉及严格的审计逻辑。 Tā bǎ nà tào fùzá de bàobiǎo xìtǒng chēngzuò xīn wányìr, qíshí bèihòu shèjí yángé de shěnjì luójí. He called that complex reporting system a new gadget, but it actually involves strict audit logic behind the scenes.
- 这个小玩意儿是我在夜市上买的，只花了五块钱。 Zhè ge xiǎo wányìr shì wǒ zài yèshì shang mǎi de, zhǐ huā le wǔ kuài qián. I bought this little gadget at the night market for just five yuan.
- 这是什么新玩意儿？我怎么从来没见过。 Zhè shì shénme xīn wányìr? Wǒ zěnme cónglái méi jiànguo. What is this new gadget? Why have I never seen it before?
Related words
- 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun, interesting
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 玩儿 wánr to play, to have fun
- 玩具 wánjù toy
- 吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè eating, drinking, and having fun
- 玩弄 wánnòng to play with; to manipulate; to toy with
- 玩耍 wánshuǎ to play; to have fun
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 意思 yìsi meaning