wǎn

碗

HSK 2Character · NounTraditional椀 盌

bowl; bowl-shaped thing; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

bowl; dishware

The most common household tableware for holding rice, soup, tea or other food and drinks.

Mā妈
ma妈
gěi给
wǒ我
shéng盛
le了
mǎn满
mǎn满
yī一
wǎn碗
mǐ米
fàn饭
 。

Mom filled a full bowl of rice for me.

Qǐng请
yòng用
zhè这
ge个
cí瓷
wǎn碗
hē喝
chá茶
ba吧
 。

Please use this porcelain bowl to drink tea.

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Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
wǎn碗
dōu都
shì是
shǒu手
huì绘
de的
 。

The bowls in this restaurant are all hand-painted.

Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
wǔ五
gè个
táo陶
cí瓷
wǎn碗
dāng当
jié结
hūn婚
lǐ礼
wù物
 。

I bought five ceramic bowls as wedding gifts.

Bié别
bǎ把
rè热
tāng汤
dào倒
jìn进
sù塑
liào料
wǎn碗
lǐ里
 。

Don't pour hot soup into a plastic bowl.

2.

noun

bowl-shaped object

informal

Used to describe objects that have a similar shape to a traditional bowl, often for specific mechanical or daily items.

Zì自
xíng行
chē车
de的
zhóu轴
wǎn碗
huài坏
le了
 ，
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
 。

The bicycle's axle bowl is broken and needs to be replaced.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǎo老
shì式
shōu收
yīn音
jī机
de的
diào调
xié谐
zhóu轴
wǎn碗
hěn很
jīng精
zhì致
 。

The tuning axle bowl of this old radio is very delicate.

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Zhè这
ge个
táo陶
cí瓷
bǎi摆
jiàn件
shì是
wǎn碗
zhuàng状
de的
zhuāng装
shì饰
 。

This ceramic ornament is a bowl-shaped decoration.

3.

noun

surname Wan

A rare Chinese family name, mainly distributed in parts of northern and southern China.

Wǎn碗
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Teacher Wan is the Chinese teacher at our school.