万 (wàn) is a Chinese character meaning “ten thousand”. It is written from 一 (one) and 力 (strength; power), one above the other, and takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
一 + 力
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4E07 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
One (一) great force (力) can feel like ten thousand (万).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance万 = wàn
- 万岁wàn suìlong live; hurrah万 = wàn
- 万丈wàn zhàngten thousand zhang; extremely high or deep万 = wàn
- 亿万yì wànhundreds of millions; countless万 = wàn
- 千万qiān wànten million; by all means万 = wàn
- 百万bǎi wàna million万 = wàn
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All readings
ten thousand
ten thousand; a very great number; myriad
数目，十个一千；也可泛指数量极多。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance万 = wàn
- 万岁wàn suìlong live; hurrah万 = wàn
- 万丈wàn zhàngten thousand zhang; extremely high or deep万 = wàn
- 亿万yì wànhundreds of millions; countless万 = wàn
- 千万qiān wànten million; by all means万 = wàn
- 百万bǎi wàna million万 = wàn
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 万 mean?
万 (wàn) means ten thousand; a very great number; myriad.
How do you pronounce 万?
It is pronounced wàn.
What parts is 万 made of?
一 (one) and 力 (strength; power), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E07 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 万 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 万?
一. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 万?
Common ones are 万一 and 万岁. The reading of 万 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.