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Translingual
Han character
沃 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 水竹大 (EHK), four-corner 32134, composition ⿰氵夭)
Derived characters
See also
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 609, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17184
- Dae Jaweon: page 1002, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1566, character 5
- Unihan data for U+6C83
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 笑
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*sqʰows
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| 夭
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*qoːwʔ, *qrow, *qrowʔ
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| 镺
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*qoːwʔ, *qoːws
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| 芺
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*qoːwʔ, *qrowʔ
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| 妖
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*qrow
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| 祅
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*qrow
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| 枖
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*qrow
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| 訞
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*qrow
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| 殀
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*qrowʔ
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| 仸
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*qrowʔ
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| 妋
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*pa, *qu
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| 飫
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*qos
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| 沃
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*qoːwɢ
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| 鋈
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*qoːwɢ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qoːwɢ) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 夭 (OC *qoːwʔ, *qrow, *qrowʔ) – to irrigate with water.
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- uóh - vernacular;
- áuk - literary.
Note:
- ak - vernacular (“to irrigate; to drench”);
- ok - literary.
Note:
- ag4 - vernacular;
- og4 - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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沃
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14637
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Phonetic
component
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夭
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Rime
group
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藥
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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沃
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Old
Chinese
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/*qoːwɢ/
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Definitions
沃
- fertile; rich; lush
- to irrigate; to water; to soak
- (Hokkien) to drench; to soak; to wet through (by rain, water, etc.)
- A river in Shanxi
- Short for 曲沃 (Qūwò).
- Alternative form of 飫／饫 (yù)
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
澆 (“to pour; to water”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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澆
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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澆
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| Taiwan
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澆
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| Harbin
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澆
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| Yantai (Muping)
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澆, 淋
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| Jinan
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澆
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| Wanrong
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淋
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| Xi'an
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澆, 淋
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| Xining
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澆
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| Ürümqi
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澆
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| Wuhan
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澆, 飲
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| Chengdu
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淋, 飲
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| Guiyang
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淋
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| Liuzhou
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淋
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| Xuzhou
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澆
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| Yangzhou
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澆
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| Nanjing
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澆
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| Hefei
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澆
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| Singapore
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澆
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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淋
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| Hong Kong
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淋
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| Dongguan
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淋
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| Yangjiang
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淋
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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淋
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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澆, 淋
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| Lichuan
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澆
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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淋
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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淋
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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淋
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| Wengyuan
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淋
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| Liannan
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淋
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| Jiexi
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淋
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
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沃
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| Changting
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潑
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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沃
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| Ninghua
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沃
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| Ningdu
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淋
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
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淋
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
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澆
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| Dayu
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淋
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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淋
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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淋
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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淋
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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淋
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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淋, 浴
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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沃
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| Hong Kong
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淋
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
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淋
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
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淋
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
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淋
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
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淋
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
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淋
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
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淋
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
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淋
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
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淋
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
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淋
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
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淋
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| Luchuan
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淋
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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淋
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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澆
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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澆
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| Xinzhou
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澆
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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沃
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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沃
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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沃
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| Quanzhou
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沃
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| Jinjiang
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沃
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| Zhangzhou
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沃
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| Tainan
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沃
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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沃
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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沃
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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沃
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| Chaozhou
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沃
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| Shantou
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沃
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| Jieyang
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沃
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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沃
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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沃
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| Leizhou
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淋, 沃
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| Haikou
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沃
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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澆, 淋
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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澆
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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澆
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| Suzhou
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澆
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| Danyang
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澆
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| Hangzhou
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澆
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| Wenzhou
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澆, 浰, 淋
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| Jinhua
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澆, 淋
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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淋, 印
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| Loudi
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淋
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| Shuangfeng
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淋, 印
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Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 沃 – see 澳 (“inlet of the sea where ships can anchor; bay; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of 澳). |
| Notes: |
Further reading
Japanese
Kanji
沃
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- fertile
- (chemistry) iodine
Readings
Korean
Hanja
沃 • (ok) (hangeul 옥, revised ok, McCune–Reischauer ok, Yale ok)
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Vietnamese
Han character
沃: Hán Nôm readings: óc
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