Character data

HSK 6

FREQUENCY 2433rd character

RADICAL ⼝ (30.6)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1482

哇 wa wā

replaces 啊a when following the vowel "u" or "ao"; Wow!

HSK 6 #2433

哇 wa	1. replaces 啊a when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
哇 wā	1. Wow! 2. sound of child's crying 3. sound of vomiting

Word	Meaning
哇哇 wā wā	sound of crying
哇塞 wā sāi	(slang) wow!; also pr. wā sēi
爪哇 zhǎo wā	Java (island of Indonesia); Java (programming language)
中爪哇 zhōng zhǎo wā	Central Java, province of Indonesia
卡哇伊 kǎ wā yī	cute; adorable; charming (loanword from Japanese)
卡哇依 kǎ wā yī	variant of 卡哇伊kǎ wā yī
哇噻 wā sāi	see 哇塞wā sāi
哇沙比 wā shā bǐ	wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
哇沙米 wā shā mǐ	wasabi (loanword) (Tw)
哇靠 wā kào	Shoot!; Oh, bosh!; (lit.) I cry!
好哇 hǎo wā	hurray!; hurrah!; yippee!
松巴哇 sōng bā wā	Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java
松巴哇岛 sōng bā wā dǎo	Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java
松巴哇島 sōng bā wā dǎo	Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java
爪哇八哥 zhǎo wā bā gē	(bird species of China) Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
爪哇岛 zhǎo wā dǎo	Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇島 zhǎo wā dǎo	Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇池鹭 zhǎo wā chí lù	(bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
爪哇池鷺 zhǎo wā chí lù	(bird species of China) Javan pond heron (Ardeola speciosa)
爪哇禾雀 zhǎo wā hé què	(bird species of China) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
西爪哇 xī zhǎo wā	West Java, province of Indonesia