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洼
窪
wā
1. depression
2. sunken
3. swamp
Common • Top 16% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

洼
wā
pit, hollow, depression; swamp
9 丶

Compound Words (6)

低洼
dīwā
low-lying
坑洼
kēngwā
pothole
大洼
Dàwā
Dawa county in Panjin [[盤錦|盘锦]], Liaoning
洼地
wādì
depression
大洼县
Dàwāxiàn
Dawa county in Panjin [[盤錦|盘锦]], Liaoning
坑坑洼洼
kēngkengwāwā
bumpy

Alternate Entries

洼
wā
variant of [[窪|洼<wā>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,225
Word Frequency Rank
13,707 of 84,292

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