I need to know what this means and what type of Chinese it is.

[Jane Doe]

[Shelley]

It means to play

 

wán 玩

 

It is written in Mandarin Chinese using simplified characters.

[Jane Doe]

Thank you. So it doesn't mean anything else what so ever?

[Shelley]

It means things associated with play so toy, amuse, entertainment.

 

But nothing else to my knowledge, why, were you expecting something else? If so what?

[Zeppa]

It is as Shelley says. It is read 'wan'. One dictionary says it can also be short for Taiwan. You need to give us some context if you need more theories.

[lips]

玩 is the same in tradtional and simplfied Chinese.  It is pronounced differently iin different Chinese dialects.

[lips]

By extension of Shelley's explanation above, 玩 also means treating something lightly. It can also mean "view and admire", mostly used in association with collections - arts, antiques, etc. It can be used as a verb or noun.

[Demonic_Duck]

Thank you. So it doesn't mean anything else what so ever?

It could have various nuances of meaning. Depends on context, but you haven't provided any.

[889]

This is one of those words that's usually er-hua'd even by those who don't er-hua too much. So you'll more often hear it pronounced to rhyme with far than fawn.

[TheBigZaboon]

And just to make life more difficult, in case it is Japanese, rather than Chinese, it is pronounce GAN by itself or in two-character combinations, or mochiaso(bu)/moteaso(bu) if it has a little squiggle (ぶ) written after it.

 

In two-character combinations, it generally means the same as its Chinese counterparts. It seldom or never seems to appear alone, or without the little squiggles. As pointed out above, it can mean play, play (a musical instrument), play with, toy with, make fun of, take pleasure in, toy with (affections), etc. 

 

Context is everything...

 

TBZ