万

• 拼音: wàn
• 汉字拆解: 万 = simplified from 萬; originally depicted a scorpion, borrowed for the number ten thousand

含义

Ten thousand (10,000). A basic large number unit in Chinese.

A fundamental number in the Chinese counting system. Chinese counts by tens of thousands (万) rather than thousands. Widely used in prices, population figures, and statistics. Also used figuratively to mean 'extremely many,' as in 万一 (in case, literally 'ten-thousand to one') and 万岁 (long live).

例句

1. 这辆车要十万块钱。
2. 我们学校有三万多学生。
3. 万一下雨了怎么办？

用法指南

语境: numbers, money, statistics, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 北京有两千多万人。(Beijing has over twenty million people.)
• 这个手机要五千块，不到一万。(This phone costs five thousand yuan, less than ten thousand.)

错误说法

• 十个千 instead of 一万 (Don't say 'ten thousands' — Chinese uses 万 as a single unit; always say 一万 not 十千)

起源与历史

Simplified from 萬. The original character depicted a scorpion but was borrowed for the number ten thousand due to phonetic similarity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal