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IDENTITY

wánto play; to have fun

HSK 1Top 150

CORE MEANING

to play; to have fun

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to playHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
jade radical (wáng)
strokes
8
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰王元
    • jade (toys)
    • gives the sound wán

USAGE

Common words

好玩hǎowánfun
玩具wánjùtoy
玩笑wánxiàojoke

Graded examples

  • 这个游戏很好玩。Zhège yóuxì hěn hǎowán.HSK2

    This game is a lot of fun.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Fondling jade (王) from the start (元) — playing, amusement. (From 翫.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#150
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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