万
2 readings · tap one to hear it
ten thousand; a great number
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 +2
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 万
- Common rank
- #294
- Unicode
- U+4E07
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 万 is formed
How to remember it
ten thousand · Heisig RSH #65
bound up + 一 one
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 万
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万山区 | Wanshan, a district of Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou | |
| 万安县 | Wan'an, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 一本万利 | small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out | |
| 万里江山 | lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains; a vast territory (idiom) | |
| 万里长城 | the Great Wall | |
| 万里长江 | Changjiang River; Yangtze River | |
| 万事开头难 | every beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part | |
| 万州区 | Wanzhou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] | |
| 万年县 | Wannian, a county in Shangrao City 上饒市|上饶市[Shang4 rao2 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 万人 | ten thousand people; all the people; everyman | |
| 万无一失 | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | |
| 万一 | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | |
| 万山 | see 萬山區|万山区[Wan4 shan1 Qu1] | |
| 万事通 | jack-of-all-trades; know-it-all | |
| 万国 | all nations | |
| 万古长新 | to remain forever new (idiom) | |
| 说一千，道一万 | when all is said and done; at the end of the day | |
| 万全区 | Wanquan, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 万事得 | Mazda Motor Corporation; also known as 馬自達|马自达 | |
| 万有 | universal |
Sound family
These characters use 万 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万 sound part | ten thousand; innumerable | |
| 劢 | to put forth effort, to strive for | |
| 虿 | scorpion |