窝 wō
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- Made of
- 穴 cave, den, hole 呙 to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
窝
wō
nest; den; to curl up; brood
Character
Example phrases
- 暴雨过后，几只幼鸟缩在树上的窝里，不敢发出声音。 Bàoyǔ guò hòu, jǐ zhī yòuniǎo suō zài shù shàng de wō lǐ, bù gǎn fāchū shēngyīn. After the rainstorm, several young birds huddled in the nest in the tree, not daring to make a sound.
- 冬天冷，他总是窝在被窝里不想起床。 Dōngtiān lěng, tā zǒngshì wō zài bèiwō lǐ bù xiǎng qǐchuáng. In winter he always curls up in his quilt and doesn't want to get up.
- 燕子在屋檐下做了窝，每天飞来飞去忙个不停。 Yànzi zài wūyán xià zuò le wō, měitiān fēi lái fēi qù máng gè bù tíng. The swallows built a nest under the eaves and busily fly back and forth every day.