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Translingual
Han character
哇 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口土土 (RGG), four-corner 64014, composition ⿰口圭)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 189, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3593
- Dae Jaweon: page 408, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 611, character 5
- Unihan data for U+54C7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 街
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*kreː, *kreː
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| 鞋
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*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
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| 娾
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*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
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| 佳
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*kreː
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| 鮭
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*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 涯
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 崖
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*ŋreː, *ŋre
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| 啀
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*ŋreː
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| 厓
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*ŋreː
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| 捱
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*ŋreː
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| 睚
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*ŋreːs
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| 娃
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*qreː
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| 洼
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*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
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| 哇
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*qreː, *qʷraː
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| 胿
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*ɡeː, *kʷeː
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| 溎
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*qeːns
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| 觟
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*ɡʷraːʔ
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| 黊
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
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| 蘳
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*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
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| 蛙
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*qʷraː, *qʷreː
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| 窪
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*qʷraː
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| 卦
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*kʷreːs
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| 挂
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*kʷreːs
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| 掛
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*kʷreːs
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| 詿
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
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| 罣
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*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
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| 絓
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*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
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| 鼃
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*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
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| 圭
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*kʷeː
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| 珪
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*kʷeː
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| 邽
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*kʷeː
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| 閨
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*kʷeː
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| 袿
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*kʷeː
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| 窐
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*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
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| 茥
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*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
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| 桂
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*kʷeːs
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| 筀
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*kʷeːs
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| 奎
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*kʰʷeː
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| 刲
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*kʰʷeː
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| 蝰
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*kʰʷeː
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| 楏
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*kʰʷeː
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| 睳
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*qʰʷeː
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| 畦
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*ɡʷeː
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| 眭
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*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
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| 烓
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*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
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| 跬
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*kʰʷeʔ
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| 恚
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*qʷes
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| 硅
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*qʰʷreɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreː, *qʷraː) : semantic 口 + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).
Originally, the phonetic component is not related to the concept of earth (土) since in its original form it represents a pair of ritual axes perhaps made of jade 士. Hence, the link to the concept of earth in this character either comes from folk etymology or its appearence in the Small Seal script.
Pronunciation
Note: wa - particle.
Note: neutral tone.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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哇
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哇
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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4544
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4554
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Phonetic
component
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圭
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圭
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Rime
group
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支
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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娃
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窊
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Old
Chinese
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/*qreː/
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/*qʷraː/
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Definitions
哇
- Interjection indicating surprise or amazement: wow!, gee
哇！你的樣子太酷了！ [MSC, trad.]
哇！你的样子太酷了！ [MSC, simp.]- Wā! Nǐ de yàngzi tài kù le!
- Wow! You look terrific!
- (onomatopoeia) sound of crying
- (onomatopoeia) sound of vomiting
- (Classical) to vomit
其兄自外至，曰：『是鶃鶃之肉也。』出而哇之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
其兄自外至，曰：『是𱊄𱊄之肉也。』出而哇之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE
- Qí xiōng zì wài zhì, yuē: ‘Shì yìyì zhī ròu yě.’ Chū ér wā zhī.
- Just then his brother came into the house, and said, "It is the flesh of that cackling thing," upon which he went out and vomited it.
- Sentence-final particle: Equivalent of 啊 (a). Only used after words ending in -u, -ao.
- 好哇！ ― Hǎo wa! ― hurray!
Synonyms
- (wow): (Cantonese) 嘩／哗
- (sentence-final particle):
- 啊 (ā) after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi
- 呀 (yā) after -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü
- 哪 (nǎ) after -n
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
哇
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
哇 (eum 와 (wa))
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Vietnamese
Han character
哇: Hán Nôm readings: oa, òa/oà
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