A faucet with an improved hand wheel comprises a faucet body, a valve element, the hand wheel, a button, a positioning rod, a spring, a decorative cover, a
gasket and a screw, and the faucet body comprises a valve element cavity and a positioning groove; the hand wheel comprises a spline tooth hole, a
gasket cavity, a counter bore, a button hole and a guide limiting hole, the spring is arranged in the button hole, the button is in sliding fit with the button hole, the upper end of the spring is matched with the spring cavity, and the positioning rod extends into the button hole through the guide limiting hole to be fixed with the radial fixing hole; the spline type head of a valve rod of the valve element is inserted into the spline tooth hole, the
gasket is arranged in the gasket cavity, the screw penetrates through the gasket to be screwed with the spline type head, and the decorative cover is detachably matched with the counter bore. The positioning rod and the positioning groove are embedded in a static state; when the button is pressed, the positioning rod leaves the positioning groove and enters a working state. The hand wheel is provided with a locking device, the hand wheel and the valve element cavity are locked together in a
normal state, the button needs to be pressed for unlocking, and the hand wheel rotates; a stranger is prevented from rotating the hand wheel to directly
discharge water, and the reminding function is achieved; and danger caused by operation of children is prevented.