Pinyin "wan2"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "wan2" is split up into two parts: "w" and "an2". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "w"

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an2"

In the anthill's kitchen.

Characters pronounced wan2

完

wán = w + an2

to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire

完 = 元 + 宀 : In other characters: A checkered flag.

完 = 元 + 宀 : Willy Walrus celebrates finishing his degree just inside the anthill's kitchen. He wears a graduation cap, gets lots of coins and somebody waves with a checkered flag.

丸

wán = w + an2

ball / pellet / pill

丸 = 丶 + 九 : Mnemonic symbol: a bag of painkillers.

Willy Walrus feels like floating on cloud nine after he took too many painkillers. Floating on cloud nine just inside the anthill's kitchen he covers himself with a large petal leaf and just wants to sleep.

玩

wán = w + an2

to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment

玩 = 元 + 王 : Martin Luther King asks Willy Walrus for the entrance fee for tonight's concert just inside the anthill's kitchen. Willy Walrus makes fun out of snatching away the coin again just when Martin is about to grab it. When he finally gives it to Martin Luther King, Martin finds out that it's just a toy chocolate coin.

玩

翫

wán = w + an2

variant of 玩[wan2] / Taiwan pr. [wan4]