pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
碗 
㼝 
wan3 
 
 
variant of 碗 
碗 
椀 
wan3 
 
 
variant of 碗 
碗 
盌 
wan3 
 
 
variant of 碗 
碗 
碗 
wan3 
 
 
bowl; cup 
 
strokes 
13 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
8 
 
崩大碗 
崩大碗 
beng1 da4 wan3 
 
 
gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant 
擦碗布 
擦碗布 
ca1 wan3 bu4 
 
 
dish cloth; tea towel 
茶碗 
茶碗 
cha2 wan3 
 
 
teacup 
超级碗 
超級碗 
chao1 ji2 wan3 
 
 
Super Bowl (American football championship game) 
吃着碗里,看着锅里 
吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡 
chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 - kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3 
 
 
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye 
吃着碗里,瞧着锅里 
吃著碗裡,瞧著鍋裡 
chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 - qiao2 zhe5 guo1 li3 
 
 
see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里 
丢饭碗 
丟飯碗 
diu1 fan4 wan3 
 
 
to lose one's job 
饭碗 
飯碗 
fan4 wan3 
 
 
rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living 
盖碗 
蓋碗 
gai4 wan3 
 
 
lidded teacup 
烘碗机 
烘碗機 
hong1 wan3 ji1 
 
 
dish dryer 
金饭碗 
金飯碗 
jin1 fan4 wan3 
 
 
secure and lucrative job 
盘碗 
盤碗 
pan2 wan3 
 
 
dishes; crockery; plates and cups 
破碗破摔 
破碗破摔 
po4 wan3 po4 shuai1 
 
 
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily 
汤碗 
湯碗 
tang1 wan3 
 
 
soup bowl 
铁饭碗 
鐵飯碗 
tie3 fan4 wan3 
 
 
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl) 
碗柜 
碗櫃 
wan3 gui4 
 
 
cupboard 
洗碗 
洗碗 
xi3 wan3 
 
 
to wash the dishes 
洗碗池 
洗碗池 
xi3 wan3 chi2 
 
 
kitchen sink 
洗碗机 
洗碗機 
xi3 wan3 ji1 
 
 
dishwasher 
洗碗精 
洗碗精 
xi3 wan3 jing1 
 
 
dishwashing liquid 
香碗豆 
香碗豆 
xiang1 wan3 dou4 
 
 
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) 
找饭碗 
找飯碗 
zhao3 fan4 wan3 
 
 
to look for a job