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Chinese symbol for “plaything”

玩具
wán jù
plaything; toy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for plaything is 玩具 (wán jù), defined as: plaything; toy.

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

玩 wán
to play with, to joke, to entertain
radical 96 ⽟ · 8 strokes
具 jù
tool, implement; to draw up, to write
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “plaything”

WordPinyinMeaning
玩物wán wùtoy; plaything
玩意wán yìtoy; plaything

Related words

Other words that share a character with 玩具.

WordPinyinMeaning
玩家wán jiāplayer (of a game); enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
好玩hǎo wánamusing; fun
玩笑wán xiàoto joke; joke
具有jù yǒuto have; to possess
工具gōng jùtool; instrument
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
具备 (具備)jù bèito possess; to have

See also: Japanese symbol for “plaything”.

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.

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