瓦 wǎ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 瓦 — tile
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
瓦
wǎ
tile
Character
Example phrases
- 老宅屋顶上的瓦被台风掀开，雨水顺着梁柱一直流进厅堂。 Lǎozhái wūdǐng shàng de wǎ bèi táifēng xiān kāi, yǔshuǐ shùnzhe liángzhù yìzhí liú jìn tīngtáng. The tiles on the old house's roof were lifted by the typhoon, and rainwater flowed down the beams into the main hall.
- 工人们正在给新房子的屋顶铺瓦。 Gōngrénmen zhèngzài gěi xīn fángzi de wūdǐng pū wǎ. The workers are laying tiles on the new house's roof.
- 雨点打在瓦片上，发出清脆的声音。 Yǔdiǎn dǎ zài wǎpiàn shàng, fāchū qīngcuì de shēngyīn. Raindrops hit the tiles, making a crisp sound.
Related words
- 瓦解 wǎjiě to collapse; to disintegrate; to break down
- 渔船 yúchuán fishing boat
- 桩 zhuāng stake; pile; matter; measure word for cases
- 织 zhī to weave; to knit
- 支柱 zhīzhù pillar; mainstay; backbone
- 窑 yáo kiln; cave dwelling
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame
- 提炼 tíliàn to extract; to refine; to distil
- 柱子 zhùzi pillar; post; column
- 铸造 zhùzào to cast; to found; to forge
- 竖立 shùlì to erect; to stand upright
- 重型 zhòngxíng heavy-duty; heavy type