# 玩

| 玩 | U+73A9, &#29609; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-73A9 |
| ← 玨 [U+73A8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 玪 → [U+73AA] |

## Translingual
### Han character

玩 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一土一一山 (MGMMU), four-corner 1111$_1$, composition ⿰𤣩元)

#### Derived characters

* 𠶃, 𬕎

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 728, character 15
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20872
* Dae Jaweon: page 1140, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1103, character 4
* Unihan data for U+73A9

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 冠 | *kŋoːn, *kŋoːns |
| 莞 | *kŋoːn, *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋroːnʔ |
| 脘 | *ŋkoːnʔ |
| 筦 | *ŋkoːnʔ |
| 梡 | *ŋ̊ʰoːnʔ, *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːnʔ |
| 岏 | *ŋoːn |
| 刓 | *ŋoːn |
| 园 | *ŋoːn |
| 忨 | *ŋoːn, *ŋoːns |
| 蚖 | *ŋoːn, *ŋon |
| 黿 | *ŋoːn, *ŋon |
| 抏 | *ŋoːn |
| 玩 | *ŋoːns |
| 貦 | *ŋoːns |
| 翫 | *ŋoːns |
| 妧 | *ŋoːns |
| 完 | *ɦŋoːn |
| 捖 | *ɦŋoːn |
| 垸 | *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːns |
| 綄 | *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːnʔ |
| 院 | *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋons |
| 皖 | *ɦŋoːnʔ, *ɦŋroːnʔ |
| 晥 | *ɦŋoːnʔ |
| 浣 | *ɦŋoːnʔ |
| 頑 | *ŋroːn, *ŋroːn |
| 睆 | *ɦŋroːnʔ |
| 鯇 | *ɦŋroːnʔ |
| 元 | *ŋon |
| 沅 | *ŋon |
| 芫 | *ŋon |
| 杬 | *ŋon |
| 邧 | *ŋon, *ŋonʔ |
| 阮 | *ŋon, *ŋonʔ |
| 俒 | *ɦŋuːn, *ɦŋuːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋoːns): semantic 玉 (“jade”) + phonetic 元 (OC *ŋon) – ancient toys made of jade.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wán (wan$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): waan$^{4-2}$ / waan$^4$ / faan$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): uan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngòan
* Jin (Wiktionary): van$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): nguàng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): oán / goân / goán
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng$^2$ / nguang$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$woe; $^6$me
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uan$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wán
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wán
*** Wade–Giles: wan$^2$
*** Yale: wán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wan
*** Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wän³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (玩兒 / 玩儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wánr
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wánr
*** Wade–Giles: wan$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: wánr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wal
*** Palladius: ваньр (vanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɑɻ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: waan$^{4-2}$ / waan$^4$ / faan$^2$
*** Yale: wáan / wàahn / fáan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: waan$^{4-2}$ / waan$^4$ / faan$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wan$^{4-2}$ / wan$^4$ / fan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /waːn²¹⁻³⁵/, /waːn²¹/, /faːn³⁵/
* waan4-2 - common;
* waan4 - rare;
* faan2 - variant, perhaps dialectal influence.

#### Definitions

玩
* to play with; to toy with
    玩積木／玩积木 ― wán jīmù ― to play with building blocks
* to play; to engage in sports or recreational activities
    玩遊戲／玩游戏 [Cantonese] ― waan$^2$ jau$^4$ hei$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to play games
    玩音樂／玩音乐 [Cantonese] ― waan$^2$ jam$^1$ ngok$^6$ [Jyutping] ― to play music; to perform music
       daai$^6$ gaa$^1$ dou$^1$ ji$^5$ ging$^1$ waan$^2$ dou$^3$ m$^4$ waan$^2$ [Jyutping]
       everyone's already played it so much that they don't even want to anymore
* to dabble in
    玩音響／玩音响 [Cantonese] ― waan$^2$ jam$^1$ hoeng$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to be an audiophile
* to play; to hang out; to have a good time; to have fun; to spend time socially (e.g. with friends); to go out
    同朋友玩 [Cantonese] ― tung$^4$ pang$^4$ jau$^5$ waan$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to spend time with friends
    去北京玩 [Cantonese] ― heoi$^3$ bak$^1$ ging$^1$ waan$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to travel to Beijing (for a visit)
* to tease; to trifle with
       keoi$^5$ waan$^2$ gan$^2$ nei$^5$ zaa$^1$ maa$^3$, m$^4$ hou$^2$ lei$^5$ keoi$^5$ laa$^1$. [Jyutping]
       He's just teasing you; ignore him.
    唔好玩啦！ [Cantonese] ― m$^4$ hou$^2$ waan$^2$ laa$^1$! [Jyutping] ― Stop kidding!

##### Synonyms

* (to play):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 嬉, 戲 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 玩, 玩耍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 玩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 玩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 玩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 玩 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 玩兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 玩兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 站, 耍$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 耍$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 翻倒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 子奇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 耍$_1$ |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 耍$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 耍$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 玩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 耍$_1$ |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 玩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 玩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 玩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 玩 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 玩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 玩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 玩 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 玩, 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 玩, 仙 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 去嫽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 玩, 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 成人, 玩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 耍$_1$, 玩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嫽, 戀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 耍極 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 玩耍 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蕩 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 耍$_1$, 搞 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 轉 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 玩, 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蕩 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 搞 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 嫽, 蕩 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 去嫽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 嘢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 耍$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 玩, 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 玩 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 玩, 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 玩, 嫽 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 耍$_1$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 暱, 玩 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 猥 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 耍$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嫽, 搞 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 搣 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 搞 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Changting | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 嬉 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 嫽, 搞 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 嬉 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 搞, 嫽 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尞, 搞 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尞, 搞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尞, 搞 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尞, 搞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尞, 爽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尞, 搞 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 嫽, 搞 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 嫽, 搞 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 嫽 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 搞 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 嬉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 耍$_1$ |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 嬉 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 嬉 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 嬉 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 嬉 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 嬉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 他佻 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 宅佻 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 宅佻 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 宅佻 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 宅佻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 宅佻 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 客佻 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 客佻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 𨑨, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 𨑨迌, 𨑨 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 𨑨迌, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 𨑨迌, 𨑨, 奕 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 嬉 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 耍$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌, 羅坐 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 耍$_2$, 𨑨迌 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 耍$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 弄 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 弄 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 弄 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 弄 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 弄 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 搭聊 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 搭聊 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 嬉 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 嬉 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 嬉 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 白相 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 白相 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 白相 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 白相 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 耍子 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 嬉 intransitive, 搞 transitive |
| Wu | Ningbo | 嬲和, 嬉 dated, 嬉戲 dated, 白相 rare |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 嬉, 玩, 狡調 |
| Wu | Lishui | 嬉 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 嬉 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 玩 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 耍$_1$ |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 耍$_1$ |
* 娛樂 / 娱乐 (yúlè)
* 嬉戲 / 嬉戏 (xīxì)
* 嬉遊 / 嬉游 (xīyóu)
* 玩笑 (wánxiào)
* 玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
* 耍 (shuǎ)
* 耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
* 遊尞 / 游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
* 遊戲 / 游戏 (yóuxì)
* 遊玩 / 游玩 (yóuwán)

##### Descendants

* Wutunhua: wan

#### Compounds

* 不是玩兒的 / 不是玩儿的 (bùshì wánr de)
* 不是玩的
* 好玩
* 愛玩 / 爱玩
* 撫玩 / 抚玩
* 擁兵玩寇 / 拥兵玩寇
* 混吃混玩
* 玩不得的
* 玩不轉 / 玩不转
* 玩伴 (wánbàn)
* 玩兒命 / 玩儿命 (wánrmìng)
* 玩兒完 / 玩儿完 (wánrwán)
* 玩命 (wánmìng)
* 玩嘢
* 玩完 (wánwán)
* 玩家 (wánjiā)
* 玩帥 / 玩帅
* 玩弄
* 玩得轉 / 玩得转
* 玩意 (wányì)
* 玩把戲 / 玩把戏
* 玩死
* 玩殘 / 玩残
* 玩火 (wánhuǒ)
* 玩票 (wánpiào)
* 玩笑 (wánxiào)
* 玩笑旦
* 玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
* 玩花招
* 玩花頭 / 玩花头
* 玩藝 / 玩艺 (wányì)
* 玩謝 / 玩谢
* 玩陰的 / 玩阴的 (wán yīnde)
* 白玩 (báiwán)
* 童玩
* 說著玩 / 说著玩
* 貪玩 / 贪玩 (tānwán)
* 鬧著玩 / 闹著玩 (nàozhewán)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wán, wàn
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ, ㄨㄢˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wun$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngóan
* Eastern Min (BUC): nguâng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): goán
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng$^2$ / nguang$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$woe; $^6$me
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): onn$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial; standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wán
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wán
*** Wade–Giles: wan$^2$
*** Yale: wán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wan
*** Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wän³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, literary; variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wàn
*** Wade–Giles: wan$^4$
*** Yale: wàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wann
*** Palladius: вань (vanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wän⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wun$^6$
*** Yale: wuhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wun$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wun$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuːn²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngóan
*** Hakka Romanization System: nguan$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nguan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋu̯an³¹/
* ngóan - literary (“to tease; toy”).
* Middle Chinese: ngwanH
Rime :
| Character | 玩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 五換切 |
| Baxter | ngwanH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋuɑn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋʷɑn$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋuɑn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋwan$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋuɑn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋuɑn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋuɑn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wun$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ˤo[n]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋoːns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 玩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ngwan$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ŋ]ˁo[n]-s/ |
| English | plaything |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 玩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16120 |
| Phonetic component | 元 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 玩 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋoːns/ |

#### Definitions

玩
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to hold and fondle; to play with; to toy with; to dally with
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to enjoy; to appreciate
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) toy; plaything; object for appreciation
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to trifle with; to treat without seriousness or respect
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to savour; to deliberate

#### Compounds

* 古玩 (gǔwán)
* 好玩 (hàowán, hàowàn)
* 寶玩 / 宝玩 (bǎowán)
* 怠玩
* 把玩 (bǎwán)
* 披玩
* 探異玩奇 / 探异玩奇
* 日久玩生
* 清玩
* 熟讀玩味 / 熟读玩味
* 狎玩
* 玩世 (wánshì)
* 玩人喪德 / 玩人丧德
* 玩偶 (wán'ǒu)
* 玩具 (wánjù)
* 玩其磧礫，不窺玉淵 / 玩其碛砾，不窥玉渊
* 玩味 (wánwèi)
* 玩好 (wánhào)
* 玩弄
* 玩忽
* 玩愒
* 玩日愒歲 / 玩日愒岁
* 玩樂 / 玩乐 (wánlè)
* 玩歲愒日 / 玩岁愒日
* 玩法
* 玩物
* 玩習 / 玩习
* 玩賞 / 玩赏
* 珍玩 (zhēnwán)
* 細玩 / 细玩
* 耽玩
* 褻玩 / 亵玩 (xièwán)
* 賞玩 / 赏玩 (shǎngwán)
* 遊山玩水 / 游山玩水 (yóushānwánshuǐ)
* 遊玩 / 游玩 (yóuwán)
* 雅玩
* 電玩 / 电玩 (diànwán)

### References

* “玩”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* to play with; to toy with

#### Readings

* Go-on: がん (gan, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: がん (gan, Jōyō)
* Kun: もてあそぶ (moteasobu, 玩ぶ)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 玩 (MC ngwanH).
* Recorded as Middle Korean ᅌᅪᆫ〮 (Yale: ngwán) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Middle Korean 완 (wan) (Yale: wan) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [wa̠(ː)n]
* Phonetic hangul: [완(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

### Hanja

Wikisource 玩 (eumhun 즐길 완 (jeulgil wan))
* hanja form of 완 (“play”)

#### Compounds

* 애완동물 (愛玩動物, aewandongmul, “pet”)
* 완구 (玩具, wan'gu, “toy”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

玩: Hán Nôm readings: ngoạn
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