玩具
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
玩具 (wánjù) · toy
玩具 (wánjù) means “toy”. It is written with 2 characters: 玩 (to play) + 具 (tool). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 玩具 is built
The characters
玩 wán · to play
What 玩 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 元 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
具 jù · tool
What 具 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 writing on a tablet 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子很喜欢这个玩具。Háizi hěn xǐhuan zhège wánjù.The child really likes this toy.
你的玩具在哪里？Nǐ de wánjù zài nǎlǐ?Where are your toys?
Questions about 玩具
What does 玩具 mean?
玩具 (wánjù) means “toy”.
How do you pronounce 玩具?
玩具 is pronounced wánjù.
Which HSK level is 玩具?
玩具 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 玩儿wánrto play
- 玩弄wánnòngto play with
- 玩意儿wányìrthing
- 游玩yóuwánto go sightseeing
- 玩wánto play
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 家具jiājùfurniture
- 具体jùtǐspecific
Learn 玩具 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.