碗 - wǎn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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14 strokes
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碗

wǎn

Definition

bowl
请再给我们两碗米饭。

Please bring us two more bowls of rice.
cup
有些地方的人喜欢用大碗喝酒。

People in some regions of China like drinking liquor in a big cup.

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

cupboard

soup bowl

to wash the dishes

lidded teacup

dishes; crockery; plates and cups

teacup

rice bowl; (fig.) livelihood; job; way of making a living

to lose one's job

gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant

to look for a job

dish cloth; tea towel

dishwasher

kitchen sink

dishwashing liquid

dish dryer

secure and lucrative job

铁饭碗

tiě fàn wǎn

secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)

香碗豆

xiāng wǎn dòu

sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

破碗破摔

pò wǎn pò shuāi

(lit.) to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

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