丸

wán

wánspelled as uan · 2nd tone — spelling rules

ball · pellet

Radical: 丿 Strokes: 3 HSK 7-9

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

之乐九乌丘久乘册乔乎乏乃

Same radical

之乐九乌丘久乘册乔乎乏乃乖么乍

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Character Decomposition

丸=九+丶

Etymology

A fist 九 holding a pebble 丶

Meanings

ball

pellet

pill

wán

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Idioms with 丸 15 total Chain

(idiom) tiny speck of land; small area弹丸之地dàn wán zhī dì