哇 wā
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 圭 jade tablet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
哇
wā
wow
Character
Example phrases
- 哇，这座图书馆比照片里看起来还要壮观。 Wā, zhè zuò túshūguǎn bǐ zhàopiàn lǐ kàn qǐlai hái yào zhuàngguān. Wow, this library looks even more magnificent than it does in the photos.
- 哇，今天桌上的菜真香啊，我都饿了！ Wā, jīntiān zhuō shang de cài zhēn xiāng a, wǒ dōu è le! Wow, the food on the table smells wonderful today, I'm hungry already!
- 哇，你怎么一下子长这么高了？ Wā, nǐ zěnme yíxiàzi zhǎng zhème gāo le? Wow, how did you suddenly grow so tall?
Related words
- 惊讶 jīngyà surprised, amazed
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised
- 愤怒 fènnù angry
- 恐惧 kǒngjù fearful, terrified
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 发愁 fāchóu to worry, to feel anxious
- 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious
- 尴尬 gāngà embarrassed, awkward
- 孤独 gūdú lonely
- 寂寞 jìmò lonely
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 委屈 wěiqu wronged; to feel wronged