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娃

wá
wáspelled as ua · 2nd tone — spelling rules
baby · doll
Radical: 女 Strokes: 9
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
娃=女+圭
Etymology
A girl 女 made of beautiful jade 圭
Meanings
baby
doll
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Words with 娃 66 total
Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})夏娃Xià wáchild小娃xiǎo wáEva (name)伊娃Yī wáEve, the first woman (transcription used in Catholic versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh)厄娃E4 wáRussian doll (matryoshka doll) or similar nested doll套娃tào wámythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝 who turned into bird Jingwei after drowning女娃Nu:3 wáchildren (colloquial)娃儿wá érbaby · small child · doll娃娃wá wababy · small child · (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities娃子wá ziVeela (Harry Potter)媚娃Mèi wáto look after a baby; to take care of a young child带娃dài wá(coll.) to indiscriminately share news, images etc of one's child on social media; sharenting晒娃shài wádissolute girl · slut淫娃yín wá(dialect) boy · guy男娃nán wáFuwa (official 2008 Olympic mascots)福娃Fú wácute little kid萌娃méng wá(coll.) to take one's child out for a walk遛娃liù wá(neologism, c. 2020) to arrange an intensive schedule of activities for one's child to maximize achievement · a child subjected to such a regimen · (dialect) chick鸡娃jī wádoll (of Western appearance)洋娃娃yáng wá waChihuahua (dog)吉娃娃jí wá wachildren born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas外来娃wài lái wá(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)夹娃娃jiā wá wachild soldier娃娃兵wá wa bīnginfant's part in opera, usually played by child actor娃娃生wá wa shēng
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