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沃
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fertile

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
wò
ヨウ、ヨク、オク
そそ.ぐ
옥
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 夭 die young =
沃 fertile
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
夭 Phonetic component
yāo die young
variant of 夭[yāo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
沃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沃 [wò]
fertile; rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
沃 おう
Ou surname
沃 そそぐ
Sosogu given name
CHINESE WORDS (73)
沃尔玛 [Wò​'ěr​mǎ] #16,044
Wal-Mart, Walmart (retailer)
沃尔玛 [Wò​'ěr​mǎ] #16,044
Wal-Mart, Walmart (retailer)
沃尔沃 [Wò​'ěr​wò] #30,900
Volvo (Swedish car company)
沃尔沃 [Wò​'ěr​wò] #30,900
Volvo (Swedish car company)
科索沃 [Kē​suǒ​wò] #24,377
Kosovo
肥沃 [féi​wò] #28,273
fertile
沃土 [wò​tǔ] #40,271
fertile land
沃伦 [Wò​lún] #15,294
Warren (name)
沃伦 [Wò​lún] #15,294
Warren (name)
密尔沃基 [Mì​'ěr​wò​jī] #14,205
Milwaukee (city)
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JAPANESE WORDS (26)
肥沃 [ひよく] #32,541
fertile
沃野 [よくや] #70,566
fertile fields or plain
沃土 [よくど] #124,714
rich soil
豊沃 [ほうよく] #160,988
fertility
沃度 [ヨード] #165,035
iodine (I)
沃地 [よくち] #170,497
fertile land
菲沃斯 [ひよす] #238,570
henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
肥沃な三日月地帯 [ひよくなみかづきちたい] #266,916
Fertile Crescent
沃野千里 [よくやせんり] #268,867
vast expanse of fertile land
ヨウ化カリウム [ヨウかカリウム] #269,769
potassium iodide
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
옥토
fertile soil