丸(wán)

HSK 7-93 strokes

ball

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wán
Meaning
ball; pellet; pill
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 丸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻九丶

A fist 九 holding a pebble 丶

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

九jiǔ丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 丸 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 丸

Common words using 丸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dìng定xīn心wán丸
HSK 7-9

tranquilizer

Open 定心丸 page →
wán丸jì剂

pill

Open 丸剂 page →
wán丸zi子

pills; balls; meatballs

Open 丸子 page →
wán丸shān山

Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)

Open 丸山 page →
dàn弹wán丸

pellet

Open 弹丸 page →
gāo睾wán丸

testicle

Open 睾丸 page →
ròu肉wán丸

meatball

Open 肉丸 page →
yào药wán丸

pill

Open 药丸 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丹

From 丸’s common words

定心剂子山弹睾肉

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