Chinese symbol for “play”
玩
wán
to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for play is 玩 (wán), defined as: to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “play”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 玩耍 | wán shuǎ | to play (as children do); to amuse oneself |
| 玩儿 (玩兒) | wán r | to play; to have fun |
| 弹奏 (彈奏) | tán zòu | to play (musical instrument, esp. string) |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 玩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玩家 | wán jiā | player (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) |
| 玩具 | wán jù | plaything; toy |
| 开玩笑 (開玩笑) | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 好玩 | hǎo wán | amusing; fun |
| 玩笑 | wán xiào | to joke; joke |
See also: Japanese symbol for “play”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.