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哇

wā

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

wā · waa1 (Jyutping)

  1. Wow!
  2. sound of a child's crying
  3. sound of vomiting

wa · waa1 (Jyutping)

  1. replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

哇

Meaning
vomit; cry of an infant
Radical
口
Strokes
9
Components
⿰口圭
Cangjie
RGG
Four-corner
6401.4

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.

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