玩弄
Old HSK 6
玩弄 (wánnòng) · to play with
玩弄 (wánnòng) means “to play with; to toy with; to manipulate”. It is written with 2 characters: 玩 (to play) + 弄 (to do). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 玩弄 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)
弄 nòng · to do
What 弄 is made of
- 玉yù — jade
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Two hands 廾 playing with a piece of jade 玉; 廾 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在手里玩弄着一支笔。Tā zài shǒulǐ wánnòng zhe yīzhī bǐ.He was fiddling with a pen in his hand.
不要玩弄别人的感情。Búyào wánnòng biérén de gǎnqíng.Don't toy with other people's feelings.
Questions about 玩弄
What does 玩弄 mean?
玩弄 (wánnòng) means “to play with; to toy with; to manipulate”.
How do you pronounce 玩弄?
玩弄 is pronounced wánnòng.
Which HSK level is 玩弄?
玩弄 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 玩儿wánrto play
- 玩具wánjùtoy
- 玩意儿wányìrthing
- 游玩yóuwánto go sightseeing
- 玩wánto play
- 弄nòngto do
Learn 玩弄 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 186: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.