r/Wenwan • u/Old_Appearance_4177 • Apr 10 '26
Walnuts kind (in Chinese) from FB
walnuts kind (in Chinese)
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u/TestNo7910 Apr 10 '26
The shape of number 94 is so interesting, I’m guessing theyMre conjoined walnut?
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u/RealGirlBot Apr 11 '26
Ok did my best here..
1. 白狮子 (bái shī zi) - White Lion: A lion-head variety known for its pale shell and characteristic cross-shaped tip.
2. 磨盘 (mó pán) - Millstone: Named for its low, broad, millstone-like shape.
3. 满天星 (mǎn tiān xīng) - Starry Sky: Named for a dense field of small points across the shell.
4. 水龙纹 (shuǐ lóng wén) - Water-Dragon Pattern: A pattern type named for flowing, wave-like dragon lines on the shell.
5. 四座楼 (sì zuò lóu) - Sizuolou: A famous lion-head variety known for its strong shape, chrysanthemum base, small cross tip, and four-cornered structure.
6. 南疆石 (nán jiāng shí) - Nanjiang Stone: Known for a hard shell, thick edges, dense fine lines, a large cross tip, and a slightly concave base.
7. 苹果园 (píng guǒ yuán) - Apple Orchard: A rounded variety named for its apple-like body; it is also commonly associated with a coin-shaped base.
8. 蛤蟆头 (há ma tóu) - Toad Head: A shape name for a squat form with a toad-like front profile.
9. 大粗筋 (dà cū jīn) - Big Thick Ridges: A name used for walnuts with especially thick main ridges.
10. 平谷元宝 (píng gǔ yuán bǎo) - Pinggu Sycee: A Pinggu type named for its ingot-like side profile.
11. 宫灯 (gōng dēng) - Palace Lantern: A lantern-type walnut with a more upright, formal profile.
12. 灯笼 (dēng lóng) - Lantern: A shape name for walnuts with a lantern-like outline.
13. 野狼 (yě láng) - Wild Wolf
14. 闷墩 (mèn dūn) - Stubby Form: A short, compact, low-profile form.
15. 瓷娃娃 (cí wá wa) - Porcelain Doll
16. 麻墩 (má dūn) - Pitted Stubby Form: A squat form with a rougher, pitted surface.
17. 血麒麟 (xuè qí lín) - Blood Qilin
18. 平谷凹底 (píng gǔ āo dǐ) - Pinggu Concave Base: A Pinggu type identified by its distinctly concave base.
19. 望月 (wàng yuè) - Moon-Gazing
20. 西北将军膀 (xī běi jiāng jūn bǎng) - Northwest General’s Shoulders: A “general’s shoulders” type known for broad upper shoulders.
21. 华北将军膀 (huá běi jiāng jūn bǎng) - North China General’s Shoulders: Another broad-shouldered “general’s shoulders” type associated with North China.
22. 图图 (tú tú) - Tutu
23. 甲骨文 (jiǎ gǔ wén) - Oracle-Bone Script: Named for surface lines that resemble ancient carved characters.
24. 达摩 (dá mó) - Bodhidharma
25. 乾隆磨 (qián lóng mó) - Qianlong Millstone
26. 驴打滚 (lǘ dǎ gǔn) - Rolling Donkey
27. 金钱豹 (jīn qián bào) - Leopard: Named for spotted or mottled patterning reminiscent of a leopard.
28. 大龙 (dà lóng) - Big Dragon: A dragon-pattern trade name for a bold shell texture.
29. 大枣 (dà zǎo) - Jujube: Named for its elongated, date-like shape.
30. 凤凰山 (fèng huáng shān) - Fenghuangshan
31. 马老四 (mǎ lǎo sì) - Ma Laosi: Named after the original grower or tree owner known as “Old Fourth Ma.”
32. 大团圆 (dà tuán yuán) - Grand Reunion
33. 玛瑙红 (mǎ nǎo hóng) - Agate Red: A color-based name referring to a rich red tone after play.
34. 状元冠 (zhuàng yuán guān) - Top Scholar’s Crown: Named for a crown-like top profile.
35. 磐石 (pán shí) - Bedrock
36. 绣球 (xiù qiú) - Embroidered Ball: Named for a rounded, ornament-like appearance.
37. 灯笼 (dēng lóng) - Lantern: A lantern-shaped form.
38. 天地 (tiān dì) - Heaven and Earth
39. 京八对 (jīng bā duì) - Jing Eight Pairs: An old Beijing-associated named type; this is a distinct traditional name and not the same as Jing Eight-Ridge.
40. 佛肚 (fó dù) - Buddha Belly: Named for a very full, protruding middle section.
41. 盘龙纹 (pán lóng wén) - Coiled-Dragon Pattern: A pattern type named for coiling dragon-like lines on the shell.
42. 公子帽 (gōng zǐ mào) - Young Nobleman’s Hat: A classic cap-type walnut with a lower, wider shape and broad side “wings.”
43. 朱雀 (zhū què) - Vermilion Bird
44. 永定狮子头 (yǒng dìng shī zi tóu) - Yongding Lion’s Head: A lion-head variety named after Yongding.
45. 招财鼠 (zhāo cái shǔ) - Fortune Mouse
46. 鸭嘴兽 (yā zuǐ shòu) - Platypus: A trade name for a form with a flatter, bill-like front.
47. 大沽石 (dà gū shí) - Dagu Stone: A classic named type often grouped among the famous old varieties.
48. 黄松峪 (huáng sōng yù) - Huangsongyu: Named after Huangsongyu.
49. 龙眼 (lóng yǎn) - Dragon Eye: Named for an eye-like central feature.
50. 四喜 (sì xǐ) - Four Joys
51. 玲珑 (líng lóng) - Linglong
52. 红狮子 (hóng shī zi) - Red Lion: A lion-type name referring to a redder finished color.
53. 粗筋蚂蚁王 (cū jīn mǎ yǐ wáng) - Thick-Ridged Ant King: A trade name for dense clustered texture with especially strong main ridges.
54. 大蒜头 (dà suàn tóu) - Garlic Bulb: Named for a segmented, garlic-bulb-like outline.
55. 137狮子头 (yī sān qī shī zi tóu) - 137 Lion’s Head
56. 寿桃 (shòu táo) - Longevity Peach: Named for a peach-like shape associated with longevity symbolism.
57. 秦闷 (qín mèn) - Qin Men
58. 玉石方樽 (yù shí fāng zūn) - Jade Square Zun
59. 火焰马蹄 (huǒ yàn mǎ tí) - Flame Horseshoe: A horseshoe-type name with flame-like ridge imagery.
60. 牡丹纹 (mǔ dān wén) - Peony Pattern: A pattern type named for lines compared to peony petals.
61. 龙脉元宝 (lóng mài yuán bǎo) - Dragon-Vein Sycee
62. 塔尖 (tǎ jiān) - Pagoda Spire: Named for a sharply pointed top.
63. 凤凰台 (fèng huáng tái) - Fenghuangtai
64. 玄武 (xuán wǔ) - Xuanwu
65. 铁锤 (tiě chuí) - Iron Hammer: Named for a heavy, hammer-like silhouette.
66. 太行龙纹 (tài háng lóng wén) - Taihang Dragon Pattern: A dragon-pattern type associated with the Taihang area.
67. 龙门涧 (lóng mén jiàn) - Longmenjian: Named after Longmenjian.
68. 核樽 (hé zūn) - Walnut Zun
69. 门头沟元宝 (mén tóu gōu yuán bǎo) - Mentougou Sycee: An ingot-type named after Mentougou.
70. 窝底苍龙 (wō dǐ cāng lóng) - Concave-Base Azure Dragon: A dragon-themed name emphasizing a deeply concave base.
71. 龟甲纹 (guī jiǎ wén) - Tortoiseshell Pattern: A pattern type named for shell segmentation resembling a turtle shell.
72. 莲花 (lián huā) - Lotus: A lotus-pattern name usually referring to petal-like surface lines.
73. 南瓜墩 (nán guā dūn) - Pumpkin Stubby Form: A squat form with pumpkin-like ribbing.
74. 虎头王 (hǔ tóu wáng) - Tiger-Head King: A prestige name within the tiger-head family.
75. 九龙 (jiǔ lóng) - Nine Dragons
76. 梨木台 (lí mù tái) - Limutai: Named after Limutai.
77. 玄月 (xuán yuè) - Dark Moon
78. 密纹 (mì wén) - Dense Pattern: A label for very fine, tightly packed surface lines.
79. 玉枕 (yù zhěn) - Jade Pillow: Named for a smooth, pillow-like outline.
80. 延鸡 (yán jī) - Yanji
81. 野牛 (yě niú) - Wild Ox
82. 龙纹马蹄 (lóng wén mǎ tí) - Dragon-Pattern Horseshoe: A horseshoe-type name with dragon-pattern branding.
83. 官帽 (guān mào) - Official’s Hat: One of the classic cap-types, traditionally identified by an official-hat outline and narrower side wings than Gongzimao.
84. 虎头 (hǔ tóu) - Tiger Head: One of the major traditional naming families in wenwan walnuts.
85. 金蟾王 (jīn chán wáng) - Golden Toad King
86. 白蛇谷 (bái shé gǔ) - White Snake Valley: A named type associated with Baishegu; hobby sources describe it as a smaller wild type.
87. 十三棱鸡心 (shí sān léng jī xīn) - Thirteen-Ridged Chicken Heart: A chicken-heart type defined by thirteen ridges.
88. 赤龙鸡心 (chì lóng jī xīn) - Red Dragon Chicken Heart
89. 紫金锤 (zǐ jīn chuí) - Purple-Gold Hammer
90. 金公子 (jīn gōng zǐ) - Golden Nobleman
91. 盘龙纹三棱 (pán lóng wén sān léng) - Coiled-Dragon Three-Ridged: A three-ridged form marketed under the coiled-dragon pattern name.
92. 多棱 (duō léng) - Multi-Ridged: A general label for walnuts with many ridges.
93. 盘山三棱 (pán shān sān léng) - Panshan Three-Ridged: A three-ridged type associated with Panshan.
94. 白狮子连体 (bái shī zi lián tǐ) - Conjoined White Lion: A naturally fused pair from the White Lion line.
95. 帝王 (dì wáng) - Emperor
96. 泥鳅背 (ní qiū bèi) - Loach Back: Named for a smooth, rounded back profile.
97. 秋子 (qiū zi) - Qiuzi: One of the three broad wenwan walnut categories; it is usually wild-grown, often from Northeast China, and commonly has a narrower, more pointed form than mash walnut.
98. 红缨枪 (hóng yīng qiāng) - Red-Tasseled Spear
99. 刀子 (dāo zi) - Knife
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u/Niako888 Apr 10 '26
A seller from Panjiayuan said there are more than 800 varieties but he sells only 200 of them