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碗
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bowl

HSK 2
Objects →Containers
wǎn
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Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 宛 represents the sound.
Components
石 stone+ 宛 winding =
碗 bowl
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
宛 Phonetic component
wǎn winding
seem, as if, crooked
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Chinese
碗 [wǎn]
bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè]
Japanese
碗 、 盌 (rare) わん 同音
  1. noun bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
  2. counter counter for bowls of food or drink
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (39)
饭碗 [fàn​wǎn] #7,355
rice bowl
饭碗 [fàn​wǎn] #7,355
rice bowl
洗碗机 [xǐ​wǎn​jī] #14,197
dishwasher
洗碗机 [xǐ​wǎn​jī] #14,197
dishwasher
洗碗 [xǐ​wǎn] #17,170
to wash the dishes
铁饭碗 [tiě​fàn​wǎn] #30,444
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
铁饭碗 [tiě​fàn​wǎn] #30,444
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
碗柜 [wǎn​guì] #30,292
cupboard
碗柜 [wǎn​guì] #30,292
cupboard
茶碗 [chá​wǎn] #39,298
teacup
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 茶碗 [ちゃわん] #11,207
rice bowl
碗 [わん] #44,938
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
茶碗蒸し [ちゃわんむし] #57,745
chawanmushi
お碗 [おわん] #95,275
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
湯飲み茶碗 [ゆのみぢゃわん] #97,679
teacup
飯茶碗 [めしぢゃわん] #113,783
rice bowl
コーヒー茶碗 [コーヒーちゃわん] #129,530
coffee cup
天目茶碗 [てんもくぢゃわん] #129,730
tenmoku tea-bowl
夫婦茶碗 [めおとぢゃわん] #160,127
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small)
飯椀 [めしわん] #183,469
bowl used for serving rice
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