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Information of 万

Pinyin wàn、 mò

Radical

一

Strokes

3 strokes

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Definition

Wan (surname) / ten thousand / a great number

万 wàn 1. **Number**: Refers to ten times a thousand; ten thousand. Ten thousand households (万户侯, the highest rank of marquise during the Han Dynasty in China, enjoying taxes from ten thousand households; generally referred to as high officials). 2. **Metaphor for a Large Quantity**: Extremely numerous. Ten thousand things (万物). Ten thousand directions (万方, meaning both nationwide and various appearances). Daily occurrences reach a myriad (日理万机). Weather is extremely varied (气象万千). 3. **Extremely**: Very, absolutely. Extremely [often used for emphasis] (万分). Extremely fortunate (万幸). 4. **Surname**: A family name. 万 wàn 1. **Scorpion**: [Traditional Meaning] Refers to a type of insect (scorpion). 2. **Numerical Term**: Ten times a thousand. Example: "Today’s salary exceeds one hundred thousand..." (唐·元稹《遣悲怀》). Further examples include: - Ten thousand years (万寿, used to refer to the birthday of emperors and empresses). - Ten thousand calamities (万劫, denoting an exceedingly long time). - Ten thousand households (万户). - Ten thousand acres (万顷, referring to one million acres). 3. **Name of an Ancient Dance**: Refers to a specific dance form in antiquity. 4. **Historical Administrative Division**: The name of an ancient prefecture ([En.] Wan prefecture). 5. **Established in the Second Year of the Great Unity (大同)**: Located in Shicheng (now Daxian County, Sichuan Province). 6. **Changed from Puzhou in the Eighth Year of the Zhenguan Era**: Located in Nanpu (now Wanzhou, Chongqing). 7. **Established in the First Year of the Hongwu Era**: Governed from Wan'an (now Wanning County, Guangdong Province). 8. **County Name**: Refers to Wan County, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in eastern Sichuan Province. 9. **Times/Multiples**: Used in contexts indicating a multiple or degree (倍). 10. **Surname**: Common family name. 万 wàn 1. **Adjective**: Used to express a multitude or vast quantity. Examples include: - "Ten thousand feet tall" (高万仞). - "Ten thousand miles to the war" (万里赴戎机). 2. **Variedade**: Used to emphasize that things are not the same at all; various. Example: “Ten thousand transformations” (万化, meaning various changes). 万 wàn 1. **Adverb**: Indicates absolute certainty. Example: “Absolutely no doubt” (万无). 2. **See also**: Reference to definitions under another pinyin ‘mò’. [Additional Note] - 万俟 (wāng qí): Originally a name of a tribe from ancient China, later became a compound surname.

千叮咛万嘱咐 qiān dīng níng wàn zhǔ fù

exhort sb. repeatedly / give advice repeatedly / warn again and again

千叮万嘱 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ

repeatedly urging / imploring over and over again

万左右 wàn zuǒ yòu

Around ten thousand

万向 wàn xiàng

universal

万吨级 wàn dūn jí

10,000 tons

多万吨 duō wàn dūn

More than ten thousand tons

万吨轮 wàn dūn lún

10,000 tons

万余吨 wàn yú dūn

Ten thousand tons

万多吨 wàn duō dūn

Ten thousand tons

百万吨 bǎi wàn dūn

megaton / million tons

千万吨 qiān wàn dūn

Ten million tons

千呼万唤 qiān hū wàn huàn

invite sb. time and again / called a great many times / call again and again / urge repeatedly

万马齐喑 wàn mǎ qí yīn

thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out / an atmosphere of political oppression

万块 wàn kuài

Ten thousand yuan

千山万壑 qiān shān wàn hè

innumerable mountains and valleys

万般无奈 wàn bān wú nài

to have no way out / to have no alternative

万匹 wàn pǐ

Million horses

成千上万 chéng qiān shàng wàn

lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands

万寿无疆 wàn shòu wú jiāng

may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live

碎尸万段 suì shī wàn duàn

tear sb. to pieces / be torn limb from limb / hew and hack a body to pieces

万尾 wàn wěi

Mano

万不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

万劫不复 wàn jié bù fù

consigned to eternal damnation / with no hope of reprieve

感慨万千 gǎn kǎi wàn qiān

be filled with a thousand regrets / All sorts of feelings well up in one's mind. / be filled with regrets

感慨万端 gǎn kǎi wàn duān

With emotion

感慨万分 gǎn kǎi wàn fēn

Very emotional

万户 wàn hù

ten thousand houses or households

千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

万册 wàn cè

Million volumes

万头攒动 wàn tóu cuán dòng

Tens of thousands