pit

HSK 10

wā

アイ、エ、ワイ、ワ

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 窪.

Components

洼 pit

氵 Meaning component

shui water (drops)

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

圭 Phonetic component

guī jade pointed at top

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

洼

Regular

Modern

Chinese

洼 [wā]

variant of 窪|洼[wā]

洼 / 窪 [wā]

depression; sunken; swamp

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (7)