呱(guā)

8 strokes
Readingsguāgūguǎ

used in 呱呱[gu1 gu1]

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Character information

Pinyin
guā / gū / guǎ
Meaning
used in 呱呱[gu1 gu1]; Taiwan pr. [wa1]
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 呱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口瓜

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

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

Made of

口kǒu瓜guā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 呱 step by step

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

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Words with 呱

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

guā呱guā呱

(onom.) the crying of a baby

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lā啦guā呱

variant of 拉呱[la1 gua5]

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lā拉guā呱

(dialect) to chat; to gossip

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guā呱guā呱zhuì坠dì地

(idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born

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guā呱guā呱duò堕dì地

see 呱呱坠地

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Related characters

From 呱’s common words

啦拉坠地堕

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