哇(wā)

HSK 69 strokes
Readingswāwa

Wow!

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Character information

Pinyin
wā / wa
Meaning
Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 哇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口圭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 圭 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu圭guī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 哇 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 哇

Common words using 哇 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wā哇wā哇

sound of crying

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wā哇sāi噻

variant of 哇塞[wa1 sai1]

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wā哇sāi塞

(slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1sei1]

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kǎ卡wā哇yī伊

cute

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zhǎo爪wā哇

Java (island of Indonesia)

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zhǎo爪wā哇dǎo岛

Java (island of Indonesia)

Open 爪哇岛 page →

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From 哇’s common words

噻塞卡伊爪岛

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