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万

wàn

HSK 3 Character Traditional 萬

What 万 means

1. ten thousand
2. a great number

Other readings

万 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• mòused in {万俟|Mò qí}
• Wànsurname Wan

Example sentences

• 万岁！
  Hooray!
• 法国万岁。
  Fǎguó wànsuì.
  Long live France.
• 印度万岁。
  Yìndù wànsuì.
  Long live India!
• 皇上万岁。
  Huángshang wànsuì.
  Long live the Emperor!
• 革命万岁！
  Gémìng wànsuì!
  Long live the Revolution!
• 金钱万能。
  Money talks.

Words starting with 万

• 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance; contingency
• 万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
• 万物wàn wùall things; all that exists
• 万岁wàn suìLong live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty
• 万万wàn wànhundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity; absolutely…
• 万能wàn néngomnipotent; all-purpose; universal
• 万事wàn shìall things
• 万亿wàn yìtrillion
• 万丈wàn zhànglit. ten thousand fathoms; fig. extremely high or deep; lofty
• 万历Wàn lìreign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)
• 万国wàn guóall nations
• 万里长城Wàn lǐ Cháng chéngthe Great Wall
• 万般wàn bānevery kind; manifold; extremely
• 万象wàn xiàngevery manifestation of nature
• 万幸wàn xìngvery lucky indeed
• 万恶wàn è(rhetorical) utterly evil; the worst of all evils
• 万无一失wàn wú yī shīsurefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
• 万世wàn shìall ages
• 万事通wàn shì tōngjack-of-all-trades; know-it-all
• 万民wàn mínall the people
• 万不得已wàn bù dé yǐonly when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
• 万般无奈wàn bān wú nàito have no way out; to have no alternative
• 万花筒wàn huā tǒngkaleidoscope
• 万家灯火wàn jiā dēng huǒ(of a city etc) ablaze with lights

Words containing 万

• 千万qiān wànten million; countless; many
• 百万bǎi wànmillion
• 十万shí wànhundred thousand
• 成千上万chéng qiān shàng wàn(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers…
• 上万shàng wànover ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable
• 数万shù wànseveral tens of thousands; many thousand
• 亿万yì wànmillions and millions
• 百万富翁bǎi wàn fù wēngmillionaire
• 千千万万qiān qiān wàn wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable…
• 数百万shù bǎi wànseveral million
• 千辛万苦qiān xīn wàn kǔto suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty…
• 亿万富翁yì wàn fù wēngbillionaire; multimillionaire
• 千真万确qiān zhēn wàn quèabsolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view
• 风情万种fēng qíng wàn zhǒng(idiom) captivating; charming
• 千言万语qiān yán wàn yǔthousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say; talking nonstop
• 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàcountless changes; constant permutation
• 数以万计shù yǐ wàn jìtens of thousands; numerous
• 千丝万缕qiān sī wàn lǚ(idiom) intricately interconnected
• 千军万马qiān jūn wàn mǎmagnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom)…
• 千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)
• 晴空万里qíng kōng wàn lǐa clear and boundless sky
• 包罗万象bāo luó wàn xiàngall-embracing; all-inclusive
• 以防万一yǐ fáng wàn yīto guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities
• 千差万别qiān chā wàn bié(idiom) extremely diverse; to vary greatly

Characters that look like 万

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright

Sounds the same

Read wàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 腕wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 卍swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
• 卐swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later…
• 捥to bend the wrist