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哇
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waaah!

HSK 6
Human →Body →Face
wa, wā
ア、アイ、エ、ワ
かい、けい
와, 왜
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 圭 jade pointed at top =
哇 waaah!
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
圭 Phonetic component
guī jade pointed at top
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
哇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
哇 [wā]
Wow!; sound of child's crying; sound of vomiting
哇 [wa]
replaces 啊[a] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (21)
哇哇 [wā​wā] #12,333
sound of crying
爪哇 [Zhǎo​wā] #30,791
Java (island of Indonesia)
哇塞 [wā​sāi] #12,998
(slang) wow!
爪哇岛 [Zhǎo​wā​Dǎo] #41,849
Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇岛 [Zhǎo​wā​Dǎo] #41,849
Java (island of Indonesia)
中爪哇 [Zhōng​Zhǎo​wā]
Central Java, province of Indonesia
卡哇伊 [kǎ​wā​yī]
cute
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)
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 布哇 [ハワイ] #135,079
Hawaii
爪哇 [ジャワ] #241,921
Java (Indonesian island)