(wán)

HSK 610 strokesTrad.

mischievous

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wán
Meaning
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰元页

In this compound, the meaning comes from (head); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

wánqiáng
HSK 6

tenacious

Open 顽强 page →
wán
HSK 6

naughty

Open 顽皮 page →
wán
HSK 7-9

stubborn; obstinate

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xiōngwán

fierce and uncontrollable

Open 凶顽 page →
míngwán

stupidly obstinate

Open 冥顽 page →
wán

ignorant and stubborn

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(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to a…

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