丸子

wánzi

noun #20,705

Measure Word

一个丸子 gè

Meanings

1 ball
2 pellet
3 meatball
4 pill (traditional Chinese medicine)

Characters

pill, pellet, small round ball

noun suffix (diminutive/object)

Examples

火锅里的鱼丸子很好吃。

Huǒguō lǐ de yú wánzi hěn hǎochī.

The fish balls in hot pot are delicious.

她做了一盘肉丸子。

Tā zuò le yī pán ròu wánzi.

She made a plate of meatballs.

Tips

usage

丸子 can refer to round food items (meatballs, fish balls) or round pill-shaped objects in TCM. The suffix 子 (zi) is a common noun-forming suffix in Chinese.

Stroke Order

丸 wán

子 zǐ