丸
ball; pellet; pill
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,006 U+4E38
How 丸 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A fist 九 holding a pebble 丶
How to remember it
pill · Heisig RSH #42
baseball — as a component also called: bottle of pills
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 丸 as their sound component
These characters all use 丸 (wán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丸 sound component | wán | ball, pebble, pellet, pill |
| 纨 | wán | gauze; fine white silk |
| 芄 | wán | leaf-blade vine; Metaplexis |
Words containing 丸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃了定心丸 | chī le dìng xīn wán | to feel reassured |
| 章鱼小丸子 | zhāng yú xiǎo wán zi | takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food |
| 弹丸之地 | dàn wán zhī dì | (idiom) tiny speck of land; small area |
| 定心丸 | dìng xīn wán | tranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease |
| 宽心丸儿 | kuān xīn wán r | erhua variant of 寬心丸|宽心丸[kuan1 xin1 wan2] |
| 卫生丸 | wèi shēng wán | mothball; (jocular term) bullet |
| 速效救心丸 | sù xiào jiù xīn wán | fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions… |
| 牛肉丸 | niú ròu wán | beef meatballs |
| 大蛇丸 | Dà shé wán | Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series |
| 宽心丸 | kuān xīn wán | reassuring explanation; consolatory words |
| 丸子 | wán zi | pills; balls; meatballs |
| 丸山 | Wán shān | Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name) |
| 炸丸子 | zhá wán zi | croquettes; deep fried food balls |
| 摇头丸 | yáo tóu wán | Ecstasy; MDMA |
| 鱼丸 | yú wán | fish ball |
| 肉丸 | ròu wán | meatball |
| 药丸 | yào wán | pill; CL:粒[li4] |
| 弹丸 | dàn wán | pellet |
| 丸剂 | wán jì | pill |
| 睾丸激素 | gāo wán jī sù | testosterone |