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碗

wǎn

HSK 3 Character Measure word 只、个

What 碗 means

1. bowl
2. cup

Other readings

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

• wǎnvariant of {碗|wǎn}
• wǎnvariant of {碗|wǎn}
• wǎnvariant of {碗|wǎn}

Example sentences

• 你有汤碗吗？
  Nǐ yǒu tāngwǎn ma?
  Do you have a soup bowl?
• 我正在洗碗。
  I'm washing the dishes.
• 我帮她洗碗。
  I helped her wash dishes.
• 一个木头碗。
  A wooden bowl.
• 我让她洗了碗。
  Wǒ ràng tā xǐ le wǎn.
  I got her to wash dishes.
• 我们有几个碗？
  How many bowls do we have?

Words starting with 碗

• 碗筷wǎn kuàibowl and chopsticks; tableware
• 碗公wǎn gōng(Taiwan) very large bowl
• 碗柜wǎn guìcupboard
• 碗粿wǎn guǒ(Taiwan) wagui, a sticky rice pudding, usu. savory (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [uánn-kué])

Words containing 碗

• 饭碗fàn wǎnrice bowl; fig. livelihood; job
• 茶碗chá wǎnteacup
• 铁饭碗tiě fàn wǎnsecure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
• 锅碗瓢盆guō wǎn piáo pénkitchen utensils (literary)
• 瓷碗cí wǎnporcelain bowl
• 洗碗xǐ wǎnto wash the dishes
• 海碗hǎi wǎnvery large bowl
• 汤碗tāng wǎnsoup bowl
• 盘碗pán wǎndishes; crockery; plates and cups
• 盖碗gài wǎnlidded teacup
• 丢饭碗diū fàn wǎnto lose one's job
• 找饭碗zhǎo fàn wǎnto look for a job
• 擦碗布cā wǎn bùdish cloth; tea towel
• 洗碗机xǐ wǎn jīdishwasher
• 洗碗池xǐ wǎn chíkitchen sink
• 洗碗精xǐ wǎn jīngdishwashing liquid
• 茶碗蒸chá wǎn zhēngchawanmushi, Japanese savory egg custard dish that is steamed and served in a small bowl
• 超级碗Chāo jí WǎnSuper Bowl (American football championship game)
• 金饭碗jīn fàn wǎnsecure and lucrative job
• 敲碗qiāo wǎn(neologism; slang) to impatiently await
• 崩大碗bēng dà wǎngotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant
• 烘碗机hōng wǎn jīdish dryer
• 破碗破摔pò wǎn pò shuāilit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
• 一碗水端平yī wǎn shuǐ duān pínglit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom); fig. to be impartial

Characters built on 宛

These share the phonetic component 宛 (wǎn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 婉wǎngraceful; tactful
• 蜿wānused in 蜿蜒
• 惋wǎnto sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. wàn
• 豌wānused in 豌豆
• 剜wānto scoop out; to gouge out
• 琬wǎnensign of royalty
• 菀wǎnused in 紫菀

Characters that look like 碗

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

• 确quèauthenticated; solid; firm
• 硫liúsulfur (chemistry)
• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 跪guìto kneel
• 稠chóudense; crowded; thick
• 蜿wānused in 蜿蜒

Sounds the same

Read wǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 晚evening; night; late
• 惋to sigh in regret or pity; Taiwan pr. wàn
• 挽to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up
• 婉graceful; tactful
• 皖short name for Anhui 安徽
• 绾bind up; string together
• 宛winding; as if
• 琬ensign of royalty
• 莞smile
• 菀used in 紫菀
• 脘internal cavity of stomach
• 畹a field of 20 or 30 mu