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媧
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娲
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a goddess

HSK 10
Human →Relations
Wā
カイ、ケ、カ
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (媧)
女 woman+ 咼 jaw =
媧 a goddess
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
咼 Phonetic component
jaw
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Simplified (娲)
女 woman+ 呙 gossip =
娲 a goddess
女 Meaning component
nǚ woman
woman, girl
woman
呙 Phonetic component
guō gossip
chat, jaw, gossip, talk
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Notes
Similar Characters
佞 glib囡 one's daughter奶 milk奸 crafty她 she奼 colorful (trad)好 good妁 act as go-between妄 absurd妆 adorn (simp)妈 mama (simp)妊 conceive妍 seductive妒 jealous of妓 prostitute妖 bewitching妗 wife of mother's brother妙 wonderful妝 put on makeup (trad)妞 girl
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
娲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
娲 / 媧 [Wā]
surname Wa; sister of legendary emperor Fu Xi 伏羲
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
女娲 [Nǚ​wā] #22,318
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
女娲氏 [Nǚ​wā​shì] #68,493
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
女媧 [じょか] #225,874
Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology)