Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
俄
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
俄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
俄 [E]
Russia; Russian; abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[Eluósī]; Taiwan pr. [E]
俄 [é]
suddenly; very soon
Japanese
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate; hasty; improvised; impromptu; offhand
- impromptu skit (sometimes written as 仁輪加)
- bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
俄 にわか
Niwaka female given name
CHINESE WORDS (97)
俄罗斯 [Eluósī] #2,742
Russia
俄罗斯 [Eluósī] #2,742
Russia
俄国 [Eguó] #2,708
Russia
俄国 [Eguó] #2,708
Russia
俄语 [Eyǔ] #6,796
Russian (language)
俄语 [Eyǔ] #6,796
Russian (language)
中俄 [ZhōngE] #9,278
China-Russia
俄亥俄州 [Ehài'ézhōu] #10,098
Ohio
埃塞俄比亚 [Aīsài'ébǐyà] #13,771
Ethiopia
埃塞俄比亚 [Aīsài'ébǐyà] #13,771
Ethiopia
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
俄然 [がぜん] #18,255
suddenly
⭐ 俄 [にわか] #24,180
sudden
にわか雨 [にわかあめ] #66,081
rain shower
にわか仕込み [にわかじこみ] #95,553
hasty preparation
にわか仕立て [にわかじたて] #131,224
extemporary
にわか作り [にわかづくり] #170,516
makeshift
にわか勉強 [にわかべんきょう] #204,681
cramming
俄狂言 [にわかきょうげん] #209,088
impromptu skit
にわか成金 [にわかなりきん] #228,928
overnight millionaire
俄か分限 [にわかぶげん] #241,977
mushroom millionaire
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