玩 wán toy; to play

Made up of [王 yù jade radical 96, 元 yuán primary; first; dollar ]
Made with 8 strokes.

The radical suggests jade from which best toys were made from, 'yuan' indicates rough pronunciation

Related characters


Also uses 王 yù component: 理 lǐ (texture) 球 qiú (ball) ; 全 quán (all) ; 闰 rùn (leap) ; 现 xiàn (to appear) ; 住 zhù (to live) ; 主 zhǔ (owner)
Also uses 元 yuán component: 院 yuàn (courtyard) 远 yuǎn (far) ; 园 yuán (park)

Different tone

碗 wān (bowl) ; 晚 wǎn (evening) ; 万 wàn (ten thousand)

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Proverbs

玩物丧志 wán wù sàng zhì Spending too much time on trivia. Excessive attention to detail. Losing the big picture.