玩意儿 (wányìr) · thing
玩意儿 (wányìr) means “thing; gadget; toy”. It is written with 3 characters: 玩 (to play) + 意 (thought) + 儿 (child). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 玩意儿 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)
意 yì · thought
What 意 is made of
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 玩意儿
What does 玩意儿 mean?
玩意儿 (wányìr) means “thing; gadget; toy”.
How do you pronounce 玩意儿?
玩意儿 is pronounced wányìr.
Which HSK level is 玩意儿?
玩意儿 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 玩儿wánrto play
- 玩具wánjùtoy
- 玩弄wánnòngto play with
- 游玩yóuwánto go sightseeing
- 玩wánto play
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsisorry
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 满意mǎnyìsatisfied
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 186: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.