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HSK 7-94 strokes
Readings

roof tile

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wǎ / wà
Meaning
roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph

An interlocking roof tile

A drawing of the thing it names.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

qiān

kilowatt (unit of electric power)

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places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)

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to melt like ice and break like tiles

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Havana, capital of Cuba

Open 哈瓦那 page →

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