丸 wán
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
丸子
wánzi
ball-shaped food; meatball
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这家餐厅把传统丸子做成素食版本，口感却并不松散。 Zhè jiā cāntīng bǎ chuántǒng wánzi zuòchéng sùshí bǎnběn, kǒugǎn què bìng bù sōngsǎn. This restaurant makes traditional meatballs in a vegetarian version, yet the texture is not loose.
- 妈妈做的牛肉丸子特别好吃，我一口气吃了五个。 Māma zuò de niúròu wánzi tèbié hǎochī, wǒ yīkǒuqì chī le wǔ ge. The beef meatballs Mum makes are especially tasty; I ate five in one go.
- 我爱吃火锅里的鱼丸子，煮久了会更有弹性。 Wǒ ài chī huǒguō lǐ de yú wánzi, zhǔ jiǔ le huì gèng yǒu tánxìng. I love the fish balls in hot pot; the longer they boil, the springier they get.
Related words
- 定心丸 dìngxīnwán reassurance; something that sets one's mind at ease
- 丸 wán pill; pellet; round object
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 杯子 bēizi cup, glass
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 儿子 érzi son
- 房子 fángzi house
- 孩子 háizi child
- 桌子 zhuōzi table, desk
- 子 zi noun suffix
- 个子 gèzi height; build
- 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings