万 wàn ten thousand
How it came to be
The full form is a scorpion: the pincers at the top, the body, the tail curling over. It was borrowed for the number early and completely, and the simple form kept nothing of the animal.
用法
- "Ten thousand" - the Chinese counting unit, so 一万 (yíwàn) = 10,000 and 十万 (shíwàn) = 100,000. Watch this: big numbers group by 万, not by thousand.
- In 千万 (qiānwàn) and 万万 it doubles as an emphatic "absolutely (not)" in warnings - 千万别忘了 (qiānwàn bié wàng le) whatever you do, don't forget. 万一 (wànyī) = just in case.
含“万”的汉字
含“万”的词语
- 千万qiānwànten millionHSK 4
- 万一wànyījust in caseHSK 5
- 万物wànwùall thingsHSK 6
- 千家万户qiānjiā-wànhùevery family (idiom)HSK 6
- 成千上万chéngqiān-shàngwànliterally by the thousands and tens of thousandsHSK 6
- 万万wànwànhundred millionHSK 7
- 万分wànfēnvery muchHSK 7
- 万无一失wànwú-yìshīsurefireHSK 7
- 万能wànnéngomnipotentHSK 7
- 千变万化qiānbiàn-wànhuàcountless changesHSK 7
- 亿万yìwànmillions and millionsHSK 8
- 包罗万象bāoluó-wànxiàngall-embracingHSK 8
- 千军万马qiānjūn-wànmǎmagnificent army with thousands of men and horsesHSK 8
- 鹏程万里péngchéng-wànlǐthe fabled roc flies ten thousand milesHSK 9
例句
- 我存了一万元。 Wǒ cúnle yíwàn yuán.I saved 10,000 yuan.
- 我有一万美金。 Wǒ yǒu yīwàn Měijīn.I've got ten thousand U.S. dollars.
- 是谁发现了万有引力？ Shì shéi fāxiànle wànyǒu yǐnlì?Who discovered universal gravitation?
- 千万不要挑拨夫妻关系。 Qiānwàn búyào tiǎobō fūqī guānxi.Never sow discord between husband and wife.