Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "丸", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "丸", and master the standard way of writing the character "丸".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 丸
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "丸" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
丸 [wán]
[名]
【本义】: 小而圆的物体
1. Small and round object: Examples: bullet (弹(dàn)~), meat ball (肉~儿)。
2. Specifically refers to "pill": Examples: pill (~药), herbal pills (~散膏丹)。
3. Measure word for pills: Example: take two pills (吃两~儿)。
4. Refers to small ball-like things: Examples: fish ball (鱼丸), meat ball (肉丸).
[引]
1. 《说文》: 丸,圜也。 (Wán means round.)
2. 《庄子·达生》: 五六月累丸二不坠。 (In May and June, [the eggs] did not fall.)
3. 《庄子·徐无鬼》: 市南宜僚弄丸。 (Suitable for playing with balls in the south market.)
4. 《后汉书·张衡传》: 首衔铜丸。 (The head carried a bronze ball.)
5. 机发吐丸。(The machine emitted balls.)
【例】
Examples: fish balls (鱼丸); meat balls (肉丸); ball bear (丸熊 - describes a mother who educates her children well); round pills (丸丹); traditional medicine pills (丸散); medicinal balls (丸熊); various forms of traditional Chinese medicine (丸散膏丹)。
[动]
1. Make balls: Example: "要丸药" (I need to make pills).
2. Finish: Example: "完" (to complete).
3. 【引】
1. 《广雅》: 丸,完也。 (Wán, refers to completion.)