萬

简 万 · 繁 萬
Mandarin · pinyin wàn#

Meanings · wàn

  1. ten thousand
  2. a great number
Mandarin · pinyin Wàn#

Meanings · Wàn

  1. surname Wan
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萬
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万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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maak6 · maan6

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  1. (obsolete) original form of 蠆/虿 (chài, “scorpion”)
  2. (historical) A ritual dance in ancient China.
  3. myriad, ten thousand, 10000
  4. (figurative) a great number; myriad; numerous
  5. very; extremely; absolutely
  6. a surname

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