Keyword
Wow!
- to vomit
- an infant's cry
- Frequency
- #1431
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
wā100%
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 圭 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
哇
Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting
爪哇
Java (island of Indonesia)
哇
replaces 啊 (a) when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
哇哇
sound of crying
好哇
hurray!; hurrah!; yippee!
卡哇伊
cute; adorable; charming (loanword from Japanese)
爪哇岛
Java (island of Indonesia)
哇塞
(slang) wow!; also pr. wā1sei
西爪哇
West Java, province of Indonesia
中爪哇
Central Java, province of Indonesia